Exempt armed forces-certified child care provider from licensure
Summary
To amend section 5104.02 of the Revised Code to exempt from licensure family child care providers certified by a branch of the United States armed forces.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 10, 2025
Last action Jun 9, 2026
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May 13, 2026
MINOR
The bill was amended to add a new exemption for family child care providers certified by the United States armed forces, including the Coast Guard. This change expands the list of programs exempt from state licensure requirements to include military-certified caregivers, ensuring they are not subject to the same licensing rules as other family child care homes.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include military-certified family child care providers as an exempt category, whereas the original version did not explicitly list this exemption.
ELIGIBILITY
Added a new exemption (Section 1, Item 12) for programs certified as family child care providers by any branch of the United States armed forces, including the Coast Guard.
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2026
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
May 13, 2026
D
Democratic8
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 20, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee
lower
May 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kristina Roegner
RRepublican
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