House member moves to re-refer child care tax credit bill to taxes committee

Representative Katiza Vittoon moved that House File 1384 be re-referred to the committee on taxes, advancing a proposal she called the Great Start Child Care Tax Credit that would expand Minnesota's dependent care credit for children under age 6.

The proposal, introduced by Representative Vittoon, would increase the credit caps for families with young children and phase the benefit down for higher-income households. "The idea is that the existing limit is $3,000 and we would want to add $7,000 to that," Vittoon said, describing a $10,000 cap for a family with one child under 6. She said the credit phases…