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State Government / Indiana / Legislation / HB 1177

HB 1177Session 2026HouseBecame law

Child care assistance.

Source-provided summary

Increases the maximum number of individuals an entity may employ to be eligible for the employer child care expenditure income tax credit. Provides that costs incurred: (1) for the operating costs of a child care facility operated for a taxpayer's employees; or (2) under a contract with a child care facility to provide child care services to employees of the taxpayer, or under a contract with an intermediate entity that contracts with one or more child care facilities for child care services; are qualified expenditures for purposes of the employer child care expenditure income tax credit. Allows a redevelopment commission to use revenue collected in a tax increment financing district to expend money or provide financial assistance to entities for the purpose of encouraging or incentivizing the construction or expansion of child care facilities.

Latest development · Mar 3, 2026

Signed by the Governor

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 5, 2026
Latest passage
Feb 27, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Budget & TaxesLabor & EmploymentFamily & Social Services

Source subjects

CHILDREN AND MINORS; Child Care ProgramsCIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Contracts and Legal DocumentsFINANCIAL SERVICES; GenerallyTAXES; CreditsTAXES; Gross Income TaxesTAXES; Tax Increment Financing (TIF)

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBecky Cash
Primary sponsorBrett Clark
Primary sponsorBrian Buchanan
Primary sponsorGreg Goode
coauthorDanny Lopez
cosponsorEd Charbonneau
coauthorGregory Porter
coauthorLindsay Patterson
cosponsorLonnie Randolph
cosponsorRon Alting
cosponsorVaneta Becker

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline25 actions⌄
  1. Mar 3, 2026

    Signed by the Governor

    Executive SignatureOffice of the Governor
  2. Mar 3, 2026

    Public Law 58

    Became LawHouse
  3. Feb 27, 2026

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    PassageSenate
  4. Feb 27, 2026

    Signed by the President of the Senate

    PassageSenate
  5. Feb 26, 2026

    Signed by the Speaker

    PassageHouse
  6. Feb 24, 2026

    Returned to the House without amendments

    ReceiptSenate
  7. Feb 24, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 237: yeas 48, nays 0

    PassageReading 3Reading 3Senate
  8. Feb 24, 2026

    Senator Alting added as cosponsor

    Senate
  9. Feb 19, 2026

    Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

    Senate
  10. Feb 19, 2026

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    Reading 2Senate
  11. Feb 17, 2026

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageSenate
  12. Feb 12, 2026

    Senator Becker added as cosponsor

    Senate
  13. Feb 5, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeSenate
  14. Feb 3, 2026

    Referred to the Senate

    ReferralHouse
  15. Feb 2, 2026

    Senate sponsors: Senators Buchanan, Clark, Goode

    House
  16. Feb 2, 2026

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 172: yeas 80, nays 0

    PassageReading 3Reading 3House
  17. Feb 2, 2026

    Cosponsor: Senator Charbonneau

    House
  18. Jan 29, 2026

    Amendment #1 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 156: yeas 28, nays 63

    Amendment FailureFailureHouse
  19. Jan 29, 2026

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

    Reading 2House
  20. Jan 27, 2026

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

    Committee PassageHouse
  21. Jan 22, 2026

    Representative Lopez added as coauthor

    House
  22. Jan 8, 2026

    Representative Porter added as coauthor

    House
  23. Jan 5, 2026

    First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeHouse
  24. Jan 5, 2026

    Authored by Representative Cash

    House
  25. Jan 5, 2026

    Coauthored by Representative Patterson

    House

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Source data last updated Apr 23, 2026.