Supporting and expanding access to child care and early learning programs.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 4, 2024
Signed Mar 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2024 · House Mar 5, 2024
How they voted
38–8
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 48
Feb 28, 2024
D
Democratic28
96% Yea
R
Republican20
55% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
43
Key actions
23
Committee
21
Mar 26, 2024
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 86; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 4.
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Feb 28, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-8-2)
senate
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Early Learning & K-12 Education.
upper
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM.
upper
Feb 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM.
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Minority; do not pass.
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Committee
And refer to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
EDU - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
upper
Feb 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
lower
Jan 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Minority; without recommendation.
lower
Jan 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM.
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carolyn Eslick
RRepublican
Co
Alex Ramel
DDemocratic
Co
Alicia Rule
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Timmons
DDemocratic
Co
Julia Reed
DDemocratic
Co
Kristine Reeves
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Callan
DDemocratic
Co
Mari Leavitt
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Chapman
DDemocratic
Co
Monica Stonier
DDemocratic
Co
Roger Goodman
DDemocratic
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