Illinois · House Bill 5451 · 103rd General Assembly

DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

HB 5451 Sponsored by Mary Beth Canty Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 9, 2024
  2. In committee Feb 9, 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.

Creates the Department of Early Childhood Act. Creates the Department of Early Childhood to begin operation on July 1, 2024 and transfers to it certain rights, powers, duties, and functions currently exercised by various agencies of State Government. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026 the Department of Early Childhood shall be the lead State agency for administering and providing early childhood education and…

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Creates the Department of Early Childhood Act. Creates the Department of Early Childhood to begin operation on July 1, 2024 and transfers to it certain rights, powers, duties, and functions currently exercised by various agencies of State Government. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2026 the Department of Early Childhood shall be the lead State agency for administering and providing early childhood education and care programs and services to children and families including: home-visiting services; early intervention services; preschool services; child care services; licensing for day care centers, day care homes, and group day care homes; and other early childhood education and care programs and administrative functions historically managed by the State Board of Education, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Children and Family Services. Makes conforming changes to various Acts including the Department of Human Services Act, the Illinois Early Learning Council Act, the Illinois Procurement Code, the School Code, the Illinois Public Aid Code, the Early Intervention Services System Act and the Children and Family Services Act. Effective immediately.

Every action

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

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  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  2. HouseFirst Reading
  3. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  4. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
  5. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
  6. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Mussman
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado
  14. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
  15. CommitteeAssigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee · House Child Care Access & Early Childhood
  16. HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. William "Will" Davis
  17. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  18. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
  19. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan
  20. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
  21. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
  22. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh
  23. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
  24. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava-Murray
  25. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
  26. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
  27. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
  28. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
  29. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  30. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung
  31. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mark L. Walker
  32. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  33. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  34. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
  35. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kam Buckner
  36. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams
  37. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Burke
  38. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
  39. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  40. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
  41. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tracy Katz Muhl
  42. HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  43. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  44. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee · House Child Care Access & Early Childhood
  45. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
  46. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández
  47. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
  48. CommitteeHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; by Voice Vote · House Child Care Access & Early Childhood
  49. CommitteeDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 014-000-000 · House Child Care Access & Early Childhood
  50. HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  51. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
  52. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  53. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
  54. HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate
  55. HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jenn Ladisch Douglass
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Cyril Nichols
  7. CommitteeRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  8. HouseSession Sine Die

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Mar 22, 2024 House Child Care Access & Early Childhood Child Care Access & Early Childhood - Do Pass
Members

Yes · 14

Not voting · 1

 Passed 14–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 49 cosponsors: 49 Democrats.

All 49 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.