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S1690Introduced in the Senate

Child Care and Early Learning Services

Passed

Introduced by Appropriations

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Revising the information on child care required to be disseminated electronically to the community; deleting the requirement that family child care homes and large family child care homes, respectively, provide specified information to parents each year; requiring that certain child care facilities exempt from licensure requirements meet certain minimum requirements; prohibiting residential property insurance policies from providing coverage for liability for claims arising out of, or in connection with, the operations of large family child care homes, etc.

Where it stands

Chapter No. 2026-140

June 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House: Third Reading RCS#800 · March 11, 2026

111

Yes

0

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

117 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations

  3. Introduced

  4. On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/03/26, 1:00 pm, 301 Senate Building

  5. CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 4 NAYS 0

  6. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  7. Now in Education Pre-K - 12

  8. On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 02/10/26, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building

  9. CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time

  10. CS/CS by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

  11. Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  12. CS/CS by Education Pre-K - 12 read 1st time

  13. Now in Appropriations

  14. On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/26, 9:00 am, 110 Senate Building

  15. CS/CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0

  16. Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

  17. Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

  18. CS/CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time

  19. Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/26

  20. Read 2nd time

  21. Amendment(s) adopted (353964)

  22. Read 3rd time

  23. CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

  24. In Messages

  25. Bill referred to House Calendar

  26. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/11/2026)

  27. 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)

  28. Read 2nd time

  29. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  30. Read 3rd time

  31. CS passed; YEAS 111, NAYS 0

  32. Ordered enrolled

  33. Signed by Officers and presented to Governor

  34. Approved by Governor

  35. Chapter No. 2026-140

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