Legislative record

HB 1177STATE · IndianaIntroduced

Child care assistance.

Increases the maximum number of individuals an entity may employ to be eligible for the employer child care expenditure income tax credit. Provides that costs incurred: (1) for the operating costs of a child care facility operated for a taxpayer's employees; or (2) under a contract with a child care facility to provide child care services to employees of the taxpayer, or under a contract with an intermediate entity that contracts with one or more child care facilities for child care services; are qualified expenditures for purposes of the employer child care expenditure income tax credit. Allows a redevelopment commission to use revenue collected in a tax increment financing district to expend money or provide financial assistance to entities for the purpose of encouraging or incentivizing the construction or expansion of child care facilities.

Voted 3/3/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

74 yea·63 nay·11 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/3/2026Public Law 58
  2. 3/3/2026Signed by the Governor
  3. 2/27/2026Signed by the President of the Senate
  4. 2/27/2026Signed by the President Pro Tempore
  5. 2/26/2026Signed by the Speaker
  6. 2/24/2026Senator Alting added as cosponsor
  7. 2/24/2026Third reading: passed; Roll Call 237: yeas 48, nays 0
  8. 2/24/2026Returned to the House without amendments
  9. 2/19/2026Second reading: ordered engrossed
  10. 2/19/2026Senator Randolph added as cosponsor