CHILD CARE FACILITY-STANDARDS
Summary
Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that a qualified child care director must be present at the open or close of the facility. Provides that a qualified early childhood teacher who has been employed by the facility continuously for at least 24 months may otherwise be present for the first or last hour of the workday.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced May 15, 2024
Signed Aug 9, 2024
Floor votes · House May 15, 2024
How they voted
109–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 116
May 15, 2024
D
Democratic76
92% Yea
R
Republican40
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
70
Key actions
14
Committee
17
Amendments
5
Aug 9, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 107-000-000
lower
May 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 014-000-000
lower
May 24, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
lower
May 23, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Laura Faver Dias
lower
May 23, 2024
Introduced
Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
lower
May 23, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
lower
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended Health and Human Services; 010-000-000
lower
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
May 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Health and Human Services
lower
May 20, 2024
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
May 20, 2024
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Adriane Johnson
lower
May 20, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Health and Human Services
lower
May 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
May 15, 2024
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
lower
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-000
lower
May 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Approved for Consideration Rules Committee; 005-000-000
lower
Apr 19, 2024
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; 014-000-000
lower
Mar 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Laura Faver Dias
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Child Care Accessibility & Early Childhood Education Committee
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
2 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Laura Faver Dias
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Swanson
RRepublican
Co
Dave Vella
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Meyers-Martin
DDemocratic
Co
Diane Blair-Sherlock
DDemocratic
Co
Eva-Dina Delgado
DDemocratic
Co
Harry Benton
DDemocratic
Co
Jason Bunting
RRepublican
Co
Javier Cervantes
DDemocratic
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