Child Care Services Amendments
SB 189 creates the Child Care Capacity Expansion Act, which establishes a program to retrofit state-owned buildings into licensed child care facilities. The bill directs state departments to collaborate on identifying and upgrading obsolete properties to meet licensing standards, then leasing these facilities to private employers (especially those with 50+ employees or a high percentage of parent employees) who contract with licensed providers. It prioritizes employers who commit to lowering child care costs for employees and nearby community members within 30 miles. The program aims to increase affordable, high-quality child care access while utilizing state property, with annual reports required for legislative oversight.
Bill status
failed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Last action Mar 8, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a continuous block of text into a properly structured legislative document with clear section headings, page breaks, and line numbers. The substantive policy content regarding child care capacity expansion remains unchanged, including definitions, program goals, retrofitting requirements, leasing terms, and reporting obligations. This is primarily a formatting and markup update rather than a substantive policy change.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy content remains identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL
Text was restructured from a continuous block format into a properly formatted legislative bill with section headers, page breaks, and line numbers for clarity.
Removed redundant section headers that repeated the full code section number before each section title.
Added timestamp and version information (02-25 15:10, 1st Sub.) to indicate this is a substitute bill version.
Formatted definitions and requirements with proper indentation and numbering for readability.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
House/ to standing committee
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
House/ 1st reading (Introduced)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate/ passed 3rd reading
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate/ comm rpt/ amended
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Senate Comm - Amendment Recommendation
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Senate/ to standing committee
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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