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Rep. Barbara Ehardt says bill would allow in‑home day cares to use video monitors while children sleep
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee advanced H 758, which the sponsor said would allow in‑home day care providers to use video monitoring for sleeping children and would exempt a provider's own school‑age children from attendance counts; the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a do‑pass recommendation.
Representative Barbara Ehardt, sponsor of H 758 (Daycare Licensing), told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee that the bill “clarified two issues from 2025 H 243” and would provide “common sense solutions to allow in‑home day care providers to continue to operate safely.” She told the committee the measure would permit an in‑home provider to use a video device to monitor a sleeping child and would clarify that a provider does not need to count their own school‑age children for licensing attendance. The presentation and explanation of the bill are recorded in the committee minutes.
After the explanation, Senator Shippy moved to send H 758 to the floor with a do‑pass recommendation; Senator Blaylock seconded the motion. The motion carried by voice vote, with no roll‑call tally recorded in the minutes. Chair VanOrden then adjourned the committee at 2:15 p.m. The minutes indicate the sign‑in sheet, testimonies and related materials will be retained with the committee's office and later filed with the Legislative Services Library.
