Increasing the reimbursement rates child care providers receive through the state child care assistance program

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2026
2. ✕
   Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to set half-day reimbursement rates for child care providers participating in the state child care assistance program to the 85th percentile of the 2024 market rate survey conducted by HHS to analyze and evaluate the market rate of child care services throughout the state.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text