ESSB 6038 — Reducing the costs associated with providing child care.

What this bill does

Temporarily expands the business and occupation tax exemption that currently applies to child care services for children under the age of 8 to instead apply to care of children under the age of 13 or under the age of 19 with a verified special need or who are under court supervision. Prohibits the Department of Children, Youth, and Families from charging fees for child care licenses.

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Floor votes

• House — 1259 Ormsby Pg 2 Ln 25 · March 5, 2024
  54 yea · 42 nay · 1 not voting
• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 5, 2024
  95 yea · 1 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · March 6, 2024
  46 yea · 1 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 9, 2024
  48 yea · 1 nay

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