BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 6078: Child care provider supports

Providing prelicensing supports to individuals interested in becoming a licensed child care provider.

Summary

  • Adds pre-licensing consultations as deemed necessary to the duties of the Director of Fire Protection.
  • Allows the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), within existing resources, to provide pre-licensing supports to individuals interested in obtaining a child care license.
  • Allows DCYF, within existing resources, to develop and publish a resource guide for individuals interested in obtaining a child care center license when they submit a permit application to a city or county.
  • Requires cities and counties to inform permit applicants of DCYF's pre-licensing supports and resource guide.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6078), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
  1. IntroducedJan 13, 2026
  2. Out of committeeFeb 4, 2026
  3. Passed Senatestopped here
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Vandana Slatter (D-48)
Introduced
January 13, 2026 in the Senate
Last action
February 26, 2026
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to providing prelicensing supports to individuals interested in becoming a licensed child care provider;

Sponsors

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. Senate Rules "X" file.
  2. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  3. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  4. Minority; without recommendation.
  5. EDU - Majority; do pass.
  6. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education.

SB 6078 in other sessions

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