BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 1363: Child care licensing

Modifying licensing requirements for child care and early learning providers.

Summary

Establishes statutory maximum group size and minimum staff to child ratio requirements for preschoolers and school-age children at child care centers that allow for one additional child per group and per staff person as compared with current Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) rules.
Provides that licensed indoor early learning program space must have a minimum of 34 square feet per child in attendance, as compared with DCYF rules requiring 35 square feet per child.
Prohibits the DCYF from establishing staff qualification requirements that require child care providers to earn early childhood education certification or equivalent credentials.

From the House Bill Analysis 2025 (HB 1363), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to modifying licensing requirements for child care and early learning providers;

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

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 1363 (2023–24) Vehicular pursuits · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1363 (2021–22) Secondary trauma/K-12 · Enacted · Chapter 129, Laws of 2021
HB 1363 (2019–20) Peer-reviewed journal access · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1363 (2017–18) Workforce invest. act refs. · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1363 (2015–16) H.S. certificates/graduation · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1363 (2013–14) Small loan interest rate · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1363 (2011–12) Tanning facilities · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1363 (2009–10) Candidate filing · Did not pass · died in committee