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Committee advances childcare tax credit amendment aiming to add seats and training with $5M cap

House Ways and Means Committee · February 18, 2026
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Summary

The committee amended HB 14 33 to create a childcare tax credit (50% of qualifying expenditures) intended to fund new seats or workforce development, with an aggregate cap of $5 million per fiscal year and a 12-seat minimum per qualifying project; the committee approved OTPA 16–0 with the sponsor to prepare final drafting.

Representative Mary Murphy presented an amendment to HB 14 33 that would allow eligible businesses to claim a credit equal to 50% of qualifying childcare expenditures (against BPT or BET liability), limited to 50% of a business's qualifying spend for the first two years, with a carry-forward for four successive years. The aggregate annual cap for credits across all taxpayers was set at $5,000,000;…

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