Illinois · House Resolution 137 · 104th General Assembly

EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE

HR 137 Sponsored by Joyce Mason Adopted

  1. Introduced Feb 13, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 18, 2025
  3. Adopted by the House May 31, 2025

What it does

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

States that the new Department of Early Childhood and its planning process should prioritize appropriate attention to the facilities needs of our State's mixed-delivery system of early care and education. Additionally states that the State should move expeditiously to award its remaining Early Childhood Construction Grant monies to qualified applicants, to assist providers of critical birth-to-five programs in…

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States that the new Department of Early Childhood and its planning process should prioritize appropriate attention to the facilities needs of our State's mixed-delivery system of early care and education. Additionally states that the State should move expeditiously to award its remaining Early Childhood Construction Grant monies to qualified applicants, to assist providers of critical birth-to-five programs in meeting their growing building-and-repair demands. Finally states that the State should also move as quickly as feasible to replenish Early Childhood Construction Grant resources to help Illinois achieve the long-term vision of the bipartisan Funding Commission for making services "simpler, better, fairer" for young children, their families, and communities statewide.

Every action

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

Show the 24 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason
  2. CommitteeReferred to Rules Committee · House Rules
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
  5. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
  6. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer
  8. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Jed Davis
  9. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
  10. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Edgar González, Jr.
  11. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
  12. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Benton
  13. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
  14. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
  15. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Matt Hanson
  16. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Robyn Gabel
  17. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Beth Canty
  18. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary Gill
  19. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez
  20. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicolle Grasse
  21. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Gregg Johnson
  22. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
  23. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Patrick Windhorst
  24. CommitteeAssigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education · House Child Care Access & Early Childhood
  1. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martha Deuter
  2. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Katie Stuart
  3. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
  4. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicole La Ha
  5. CommitteeRecommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education; 010-000-000 · House Child Care Access & Early Childhood
  6. HousePlaced on Calendar Order of Resolutions
  7. HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Tony M. McCombie
  8. HouseResolution Adopted

Roll calls

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

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
May 1, 2025 House Child Care Access & Early Childhood Child Care Access & Early Childhood - Recommends Be Adopted
Members

Yes · 10

Not voting · 5

 Passed 10–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 26 cosponsors: 20 Democrats, 6 Republicans.

All 26 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.