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BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1282: Child care

Improving the well-being of children in child care by enhancing transparency measures and modifying liability insurance requirements.

Summary

  • Expands the informational posting requirements applicable to child care centers, outdoor nature-based child care providers, and family home providers.
  • Provides alternative requirements for posting required notices when an outdoor nature-based child care provider does not have a suitable physical location for posting.
  • Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to notify all parents and guardians of children enrolled in a licensed child care whenever the DCYF takes adverse licensure action.
  • Modifies requirements related to notice of, and liability limits pertaining to, child care providers’ insurance coverage.
  • Requires DCYF to assess and improve the accessibility on its website of specified information and design a standardized poster indicating that this information is available through the DCYF website.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1282), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2025
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Gerry Pollet (D-46)
Introduced
January 14, 2025 in the House
Last action
January 12, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to improving the well-being of children in child care by enhancing transparency measures and modifying liability insurance requirements;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Gerry Pollet (D-46)

1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)

Tarra Simmons D-23

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services.

HB 1282 in other sessions

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