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HB1018Introduced in the House

School age child care.

Passed

Introduced by Dale DeVon, District 5

What does this bill do?

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Official description

School age child care. Removes certain transportation requirements in the approval criteria for the school age child care project fund. Requires the division of family resources to adopt rules specifying cost and expense standards for transporting a child to a facility where the child does not attend school.

Where it stands

Public Law 17

February 24, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate - Third reading · February 17, 2026

45

Yes

0

No

5

Absent or Not Voting

50 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Authored by Representative DeVon

  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs

  3. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  4. Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor

  5. Representative Olthoff added as coauthor

  6. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  7. Senate sponsors: Senators Donato, Walker G

  8. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 65: yeas 93, nays 0

  9. Referred to the Senate

  10. First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services

  11. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  12. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  13. Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor

  14. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 172: yeas 45, nays 0

  15. Returned to the House without amendments

  16. Signed by the Speaker

  17. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  18. Signed by the President of the Senate

  19. Signed by the Governor

  20. Public Law 17

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