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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 5373</title>
<shortdesc>CHILD CARE-TERMINOLOGY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Joyce Mason</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<committeehearing>Child Care Accessibility &amp; Early Childhood Education Hearing Mar 26 2026 10:00AM Stratton Building Room D-1 Springfield, IL </committeehearing>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
</lastaction>
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1305/1-75</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 1305/10-22</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 1705/57.5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 3501/840-5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>20 ILCS 3510/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 8102</aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 590/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 127, par. 3002</aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 590/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 127, par. 3003</aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 590/4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 127, par. 3004</aliasreference><reference>30 ILCS 590/5</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 127, par. 3005</aliasreference><reference>35 ILCS 105/2c</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 439.2c</aliasreference><reference>35 ILCS 115/2c</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 439.102c</aliasreference><reference>35 ILCS 120/2h</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 120, par. 441h</aliasreference><reference>50 ILCS 350/15</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>55 ILCS 5/4-11001</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 34, par. 4-11001</aliasreference><reference>55 ILCS 5/5-1097.5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>55 ILCS 5/5-12020</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>55 ILCS 5/5-12024</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>60 ILCS 1/85-13</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>65 ILCS 5/8-3-18</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>65 ILCS 5/11-5-1.5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>65 ILCS 5/11-21.5-5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>65 ILCS 5/11-74.4-3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 24, par. 11-74.4-3</aliasreference><reference>65 ILCS 5/11-80-15</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 24, par. 11-80-15</aliasreference><reference>65 ILCS 115/10-8</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>105 ILCS 5/2-3.66</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 2-3.66</aliasreference><reference>105 ILCS 5/10-22.18b</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18b</aliasreference><reference>105 ILCS 5/10-22.18c</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.18c</aliasreference><reference>105 ILCS 5/34-18.4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 34-18.4</aliasreference><reference>105 ILCS 10/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 122, par. 50-2</aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 305/1d</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 144, par. 22d</aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 520/8b.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 144, par. 658b.1</aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 660/5-95</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 665/10-95</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 670/15-95</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 675/20-95</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 680/25-95</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 685/30-95</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>110 ILCS 690/35-95</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>210 ILCS 3/35</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>210 ILCS 46/1-114.001</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>210 ILCS 47/1-114.001</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>210 ILCS 85/6.13</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 147.13</aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/155.31</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/1204</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 73, par. 1065.904</aliasreference><reference>215 ILCS 5/1630</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>220 ILCS 5/8-103B</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/2.09</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/2.10</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2212.10</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/2.11</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2212.11</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/2.18</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2212.18</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/2.20</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2212.20</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/3</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/3.01</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/3.8</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2214</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/4.01</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/4.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2214.1</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/4.2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2214.2</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/4.2a</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/4.3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2214.3</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/4.3a</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/4.4</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2214.4</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/4.4a</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/4.5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2215</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5.01</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5.1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5.1a</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5.2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5.2a</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5.3</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5.5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5.6</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5.8</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5.9</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5.10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5.11</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/5.12</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/6</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2216</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/7</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2217</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/7.10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/8</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2218</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/8.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2218.1</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/8.2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2218.2</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/8.5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/8a</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/8.1a</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/8.2a</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/8.6</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/9</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2219</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/9.01</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/9.1c</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/9.2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/10</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2220</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/11.2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2221.2</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/11.3</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/12</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2222</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/12.1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/15</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2225</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/15.1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/18</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2228</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/18.1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/3.7 rep.</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 10/16.1 rep.</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 235/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2202</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 235/3.03</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2203.03</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 235/3.27</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 235/10.2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2210.2</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 235/10.3</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 235/21.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2221.1</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 605/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 8, par. 302</aliasreference><reference>225 ILCS 605/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 8, par. 303</aliasreference><reference>235 ILCS 5/6-15</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 43, par. 130</aliasreference><reference>305 ILCS 5/5-19</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 5-19</aliasreference><reference>305 ILCS 5/9-6</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 9-6</aliasreference><reference>305 ILCS 5/9A-7</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 9A-7</aliasreference><reference>305 ILCS 5/9A-11</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 9A-11</aliasreference><reference>325 ILCS 3/1-10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>325 ILCS 3/Art. 20 heading</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>325 ILCS 3/20-10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>325 ILCS 3/20-15</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>325 ILCS 3/20-20</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>325 ILCS 3/20-25</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>325 ILCS 3/20-35</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>325 ILCS 5/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2052</aliasreference><reference>325 ILCS 5/4</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>325 ILCS 5/8.2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2058.2</aliasreference><reference>325 ILCS 50/5</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2285</aliasreference><reference>325 ILCS 85/95-10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>405 ILCS 5/1-111</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 1-111</aliasreference><reference>410 ILCS 27/5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>410 ILCS 45/7.1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1307.1</aliasreference><reference>410 ILCS 50/3.4</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>410 ILCS 130/105</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>410 ILCS 130/130</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>410 ILCS 170/10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>410 ILCS 205/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 2333</aliasreference><reference>410 ILCS 625/3.06</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>415 ILCS 5/17.12</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>415 ILCS 65/2</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 5, par. 852</aliasreference><reference>415 ILCS 65/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 5, par. 853</aliasreference><reference>415 ILCS 65/6</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 5, par. 856</aliasreference><reference>425 ILCS 65/9</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 127 1/2, par. 709</aliasreference><reference>430 ILCS 68/5-20</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>625 ILCS 5/6-205</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>625 ILCS 5/6-206</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>625 ILCS 5/12-707.01</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-707.01</aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/2-5.1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/2-5.2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/2-8.1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/11-0.1</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/11-9.3</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/11-24</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/18-1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 18-1</aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/19-1</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 19-1</aliasreference><reference>720 ILCS 5/48-1</reference><aliasreference>was 720 ILCS 5/26-5</aliasreference><reference>725 ILCS 5/112A-14.5</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>725 ILCS 5/112A-14.7</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>725 ILCS 5/112A-22</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 112A-22</aliasreference><reference>725 ILCS 207/40</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-95</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>730 ILCS 5/3-3-7</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 38, par. 1003-3-7</aliasreference><reference>730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>740 ILCS 21/80</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>740 ILCS 21/115</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>740 ILCS 22/213</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>750 ILCS 46/106</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><reference>750 ILCS 60/203</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 40, par. 2312-3</aliasreference><reference>750 ILCS 60/222</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 40, par. 2312-22</aliasreference><reference>775 ILCS 5/5-101</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 68, par. 5-101</aliasreference><reference>820 ILCS 105/3</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 48, par. 1003</aliasreference><reference>820 ILCS 182/10</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends various Acts by replacing the terms "day care", "daycare", and "day-care", in relation to the care of a child, with the term "child care". Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Makes changes in provisions concerning the definitions of "day care center", "part day child care facility", and "day care agency"; the prohibition of unlicensed practice; criminal background investigations; and advertisements. Repeals provisions concerning an exemption from licensure for day care homes and group day care homes serving children of military personnel and a child from a foreign state or country. Effective July 1, 2026.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/6/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/10/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/12/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Child Care Accessibility &amp; Early Childhood Education</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility &amp; Early Childhood Education;  008-004-000</action>
<statusdate>3/26/2026</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
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