HB 2593 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to child care.

Summary

] [ Requires the Department of Early Learning and Care to study the impact on student parents and working parents of the waitlist to participate in the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program. ] [ Directs the department to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to child care no later than September 15, 2026. ] Renames the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program. Directs the Department of Early Learning and Care to convene stakeholders to study and develop recommendations to remove families from the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program wait-list. Requires the department to submit a report on the recommendations to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to early childhood no later than September 30, 2026.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Introduced → A-Engrossed · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was significantly amended to rename the Employment Related Day Care subsidy program to the Oregon Child Care Affordability Program and to add detailed provisions for calculating tax credits based on income levels and the age of qualifying children. The original study requirements were replaced with a mandate for the Department of Early Learning and Care to convene stakeholders and develop recommendations for removing families from the waitlist. The bill also includes a comprehensive table of applicable percentages for the tax credit based on adjusted gross income and the age of the youngest qualifying individual.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a study focused on waitlist impacts to include program renaming, stakeholder engagement for waitlist reduction, and detailed tax credit calculation rules.

SCOPE

The program name was changed from 'Employment Related Day Care subsidy program' to 'Oregon Child Care Affordability Program'.

REQUIREMENT

The original requirement to study waitlist impacts was replaced with a requirement to convene stakeholders to study and develop recommendations for removing families from the waitlist.

ELIGIBILITY

New detailed provisions were added for calculating the tax credit percentage based on the taxpayer's adjusted gross income and the age of the youngest qualifying individual.

TIMELINE

The report deadline was extended from September 15, 2026 to September 30, 2026.

TECHNICAL

A comprehensive table was added specifying the applicable percentage for the tax credit across various income levels and child age categories.

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

In committee upon adjournment.

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means by prior reference.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.

lower

Jan 13, 2025

Introduced

First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors