Legislation - HB0849

Prohibiting a freeze in enrollment in the Child Care Scholarship Program from including certain individuals enrolled in certain governmental support programs, children with siblings enrolled in the Program, and children who are homeless; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a waitlist for the Program under certain conditions; requiring the Department to vie priority for enrollment in the Program to certain individuals on the waitlist; requiring a new application for the program that collects certain information; etc.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media; Appropriations

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment; Budget and Taxation

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Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/04/2026 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/12/2026 Action Reassigned to Ways and Means Appropriations Proceedings 21 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {193322/1 Adopted Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions and Waitlist Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/27/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (123-13) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/27/2026 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2026 Legislative Date 3/15/2026 Action Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/04/2026	2/04/2026	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions
House	2/12/2026	2/12/2026	Reassigned to Ways and Means Appropriations	21 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/09/2026	3/09/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/10/2026	2/26/2026	Favorable with Amendments {193322/1 Adopted	35 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2026	2/26/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	35 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions and Waitlist
House	3/11/2026	2/27/2026	Third Reading Passed (123-13)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2026	2/27/2026	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation	38 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2026	3/15/2026	Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)

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