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Committee forwards Great Start Child Care Tax Credit to tax panel after supporters stress affordability for families with young children
Summary
House File 1384, the Great Start Child Care Tax Credit, would increase the state dependent care credit for children under age 6 and expand income eligibility. The Children and Families Committee re‑referred the bill to Taxes after testimony from providers and lawmakers and a sponsor estimate of substantial fiscal cost.
Chair Katiza Wintoun moved House File 1384, the Great Start Child Care Tax Credit, and the committee voted to re‑refer the bill to the Committee on Taxes by voice vote.
The proposal would increase the state dependent care tax credit for households with children under age 6, expanding the per‑child credit and the number of qualifying children for credit calculations. Sponsor remarks framed the bill as an affordability measure for families with young children and intended to broaden assistance beyond very…
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