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Senate repasses bill limiting fees licensed childcare providers may charge families
Summary
The Senate completed repassage of Senate Bill 4, which regulates fees licensed childcare programs may charge families; the repassage was contested and passed by recorded floor tally.
Senator Winter and Senator Marshman were identified as sponsors of Senate Bill 4, which concerns regulating fees licensed childcare programs may charge families. The Senate took up a motion to reconsider and repass Senate Bill 4 to allow senators who had voted on yesterday's consideration to record positions on the repassage.
Minority and several Republican senators highlighted that some members who opposed the bill previously had not had an opportunity to vote again on repassage; the motion for reconsideration and repassage was granted.
Floor debate was limited in the provided segments; after repassage procedure, the Senate recorded the repassage vote with a tally of 21 ayes and 12 noes, with one excuse and one vacancy, and the bill was declared repassed.
The transcript identifies the bill as "Bill 4 by Senators Winter and Marshman and Representatives Wilford and Garcia concerning regulating fees, licensed childcare programs may charge families." The repassage motion and recorded tally concluded the matter on the Senate calendar.
