Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 3496
Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to develop guidance for local governments on siting, and incentivizing the development of, child care facilities on or before December 31, 2026.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: This Act makes the DLCD write guidance for siting child care facilities. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.7). Requires the Department of Land Conservation and Development to develop guidance for local governments on siting, and incentivizing the development of, child care facilities on or before December 31, 2026. Requires the department to publish the guidance and deliver a copy to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to land use or child care. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsors
2 co-sponsors
In the Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 4 to June 27, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action7 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Jun 27 · stopped143 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 4 to Feb 62 days
Early Childhood and Human ServicesFeb 6 to Apr 457 days
Ways and MeansApr 4 to Jun 27 · stopped84 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Jun 27
- Feb 4Introduced
- Feb 6Sent to Early Childhood and Human Services
- Feb 18Heard in Early Childhood and Human Services
- Apr 1Heard in Early Childhood and Human Services
- Apr 4Early Childhood and Human Services recommended it, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Sent to Ways and Means
- Jun 27Died when the session ended
All 7 actions, as published
- Feb 4First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 6Referred to Early Childhood and Human Services.House of Representatives
- Feb 18Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Apr 1Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Apr 4Recommendation: Do pass and be referred to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Apr 4Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.House of Representatives
- Jun 27In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives