BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

HB 2607: Child care rate regions

Concerning child care rate regions.

Summary

  • Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to review and rebase child care subsidy rate regions every four years beginning August 1, 2026, to reflect cost of living and economic differences between regions.
  • Specifies that no provider may receive a lower child care subsidy base rate compared to its prior year only due to rebasing the regions.

From the House Bill Analysis 2026 (HB 2607), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2026
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
April Connors (R-8)
Introduced
January 21, 2026 in the House
Last action
January 21, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to child care rate regions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: April Connors (R-8)

1 co-sponsor (0 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Votes

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

History

  1. First reading, referred to Appropriations.

HB 2607 in other sessions

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

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