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Committee adopts substitute for employer childcare tax credit but delays final action
Summary
The committee adopted a first substitute to HB 389 to create state income tax credits for employer‑provided childcare (20% construction credit; 10% operating/contract credits). After testimony and debate, members voted to move on to the next item rather than conclude final committee action; sponsor said he will continue to refine the measure.
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee adopted the first substitute to HB 389, a proposal that would create state income tax credits to incentivize employer‑provided childcare, but subsequently the committee voted to move to the next agenda item and deferred final action on a committee recommendation.
Sponsor Representative Thompson described the bill as a supply‑side measure to expand childcare capacity by offering a state tax credit to employers that qualify for the federal employer‑provided childcare credit. The substitute creates two…
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