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type: "Bill"
title: "CHILD CARE BACKGROUND CHECK"
description: "Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. In provisions concerning criminal background investigations, makes changes regarding the Department who regulates background checks, the background check that a potential employee is required to complete, and the supervision required for an employee pending completion of a background check. Provides that the Department of Early Childhood shall establish a secure background check portal that is accessible to applicants, child care staff, human resources representatives, and day care licensing representatives no later than July 1, 2026. Sets forth requirements for the background check portal. In provisions concerning any examinations conducted by the Department, provides that full monitoring and inspection reports, along with any corrective actions taken by the provider, shall be posted in plain language within 30 days from the creation of the report on the Department's consumer education website. Provides that, in the report that the Department provide to the General Assembly on its progress in meeting performance measures and goals related to child day care licensing, the Department shall include details regarding the processing of background checks, including the average number of days it takes for the background check unit to complete a series of background checks and issue a background check clearance required under the Child Care and Development Block Grant. Makes other changes. Amends the Missing Children Records Act. Provides that, by September 30, 2025, the Illinois State Police shall publish a list of acceptable governmental documentation that provides satisfactory proof of a child's identity and age. Provides that a grace period of up to 90 calendar days from the first date of attendance should be allowed for the person enrolling the child to provide any other reliable proof that has been identified."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "104th"
identifier: "HB 3439"
citation: "Illinois HB 3439 (104th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adriane Johnson", "Joyce Mason"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-02-07"
last_action: "2025-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5982fa5-6282-41ad-93b5-bf5ec0f6524e"
source_url: "https://ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=3439&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=162069&SessionID=114"
source_hash: "074fb09033a77448f870a3c1b8ba6673bc241a232a2bf498434b4075bbbf8972"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---
# Illinois HB 3439 (104th) — CHILD CARE BACKGROUND CHECK
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. In provisions concerning criminal background investigations, makes changes regarding the Department who regulates background checks, the background check that a potential employee is required to complete, and the supervision required for an employee pending completion of a background check. Provides that the Department of Early Childhood shall establish a secure background check portal that is accessible to applicants, child care staff, human resources representatives, and day care licensing representatives no later than July 1, 2026. Sets forth requirements for the background check portal. In provisions concerning any examinations conducted by the Department, provides that full monitoring and inspection reports, along with any corrective actions taken by the provider, shall be posted in plain language within 30 days from the creation of the report on the Department's consumer education website. Provides that, in the report that the Department provide to the General Assembly on its progress in meeting performance measures and goals related to child day care licensing, the Department shall include details regarding the processing of background checks, including the average number of days it takes for the background check unit to complete a series of background checks and issue a background check clearance required under the Child Care and Development Block Grant. Makes other changes. Amends the Missing Children Records Act. Provides that, by September 30, 2025, the Illinois State Police shall publish a list of acceptable governmental documentation that provides satisfactory proof of a child's identity and age. Provides that a grace period of up to 90 calendar days from the first date of attendance should be allowed for the person enrolling the child to provide any other reliable proof that has been identified.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439eng.pdf)
3. **House Amendment 001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439ham001.pdf)
4. **House Amendment 002** (committee substitute) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439ham002.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB3439enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Child Care Access & Early Childhood — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Child Care Access & Early Childhood, Amendment 2 — **13–0** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **58–0** (pass) · upper
- Third Reading — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Child Welfare — **8–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Adriane Johnson — primary (person)
- Joyce Mason — primary (person)
- Camille Y. Lilly — cosponsor (person)
- Graciela Guzmán — cosponsor (person)
- Janet Yang Rohr — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly M. Cassidy — cosponsor (person)
- Margaret Croke — cosponsor (person)
- Suzanne M. Ness — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-07** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason `filing`
- **2025-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-18** Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
- **2025-03-10** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
- **2025-03-11** Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-14** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-03-18** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
- **2025-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-20** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 015-000-000
- **2025-03-20** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness
- **2025-03-26** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26** Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2025-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-04** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
- **2025-04-07** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education
- **2025-04-08** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 013-000-000 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2025-04-09** House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-09** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2025-04-09** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
- **2025-04-10** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- **2025-04-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-10** Referred to Assignments
- **2025-04-23** Assigned to Child Welfare `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** Do Pass Child Welfare; 008-000-000
- **2025-04-30** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 1, 2025 `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 6, 2025
- **2025-05-20** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading **
- **2025-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-22** Passed Both Houses
- **2025-05-27** Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
- **2025-06-20** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-15** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-15** Effective Date January 1, 2026
- **2025-08-15** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0307 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5982fa5-6282-41ad-93b5-bf5ec0f6524e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).
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