Illinois · House Bill 4936 · 103rd General Assembly

DHS-CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE

HB 4936 Sponsored by Nabeela Syed Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 7, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 7, 2024
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Expands the categories of families and individuals eligible for child care assistance to include: early childhood assistants or aides, qualified assistants, early childhood teachers, and school-age workers who work at least 20 hours per week and meet income eligibility and other requirements. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law or administrative rule to the…

Read the full title (114 words)

Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Expands the categories of families and individuals eligible for child care assistance to include: early childhood assistants or aides, qualified assistants, early childhood teachers, and school-age workers who work at least 20 hours per week and meet income eligibility and other requirements. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law or administrative rule to the contrary, beginning in State fiscal year 2025, the specified income threshold for families with a household member who is an early childhood assistant or aide, qualified assistant, early childhood teacher, or school-age worker shall be no less than 300% of the then-current federal poverty level for each family size. Effective July 1, 2024.

Every action

12 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Nabeela Syed
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. CommitteeAssigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee · House Approp-Health & Human Services
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Dagmara Avelar
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  8. HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 24, 2024
  9. HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 27, 2024
  10. HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2024
  11. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  12. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.

All 3 cosponsors

From Illinois's official records (www.ilga.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.