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CS/SB 738: Child Care and Early Learning Providers

GENERAL BILL by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs ; Burton

Child Care and Early Learning Providers; Exempting public and private preschools from specified special assessments levied by a municipality; revising licensing standards for all licensed child care facilities and minimum standards and training requirements for child care personnel; requiring a county commission to affirm annually certain decisions; expanding the types of providers to be considered when developing and implementing a plan to eliminate duplicative and unnecessary inspections, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 3/28/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/13/2025 Senate • Filed
    2/25/2025 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
    3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
    3/7/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/12/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
    3/12/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    3/14/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    3/18/2025 Senate • CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time
    3/21/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/26/2025 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    3/28/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building

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  • CS/SB 738, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/14/2025 at 3:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 47 (c2) Child Care and Early Learning Providers McFarland Compare Last Action: 3/28/2025 H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/26/2025 1:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    170.201 Special assessments. Page 2 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 3 (pdf)
    402.306 Designation of licensing agency; dissemination by the department and local licensing agency of information on child care. Page 11 (pdf)
    402.3115 Elimination of duplicative and unnecessary inspections; abbreviated inspections. Page 12 (pdf)
    402.316 Exemptions. Page 13 (pdf)
    1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • SB 738, Original Filed Version Posted 2/13/2025 at 4:15 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/11/2025 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/17/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 47 (c1) Child Care and Early Learning Providers McFarland Similar Last Action: 3/28/2025 H Now in Health & Human Services Committee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    831124 - Amendment
    Delete lines 127 - 450 and insert:     		Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    (Burton)     		3/11/2025
    8:34 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/13/2025     		Web Page
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    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/12/2025 8:30 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    170.201 Special assessments. Page 2 (pdf)
    402.305 Licensing standards; child care facilities. Page 3 (pdf)
    402.306 Designation of licensing agency; dissemination by the department and local licensing agency of information on child care. Page 11 (pdf)
    402.3115 Elimination of duplicative and unnecessary inspections; abbreviated inspections. Page 11 (pdf)
    402.316 Exemptions. Page 12 (pdf)
    627.70161 Family day care insurance. Page 13 (pdf)
    1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards training courses. Page 16 (pdf)

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