MontanaMontana committee would study child-care licensing and draft legislation
The resolution asks an interim committee to study home-based care, draft licensing legislation, and send its findings to the 70th Legislature.
What it does
An interim committee would study ways to support home-based and family child care, simplify provider licensing rules, and examine barriers to care, especially in rural areas.
Argument forThe review could help lawmakers identify licensing barriers and ways to support home-based care in rural areas with few options.
Argument againstThe study and draft bill could take committee time without changing licensing rules or giving families more child-care options.
More detail
The resolution asks the Legislative Council to designate an interim committee to study home-based and family child care and draft legislation about provider licensing and regulation. The study would focus especially on rural areas and other child-care deserts where families who qualify for subsidies have few registered or licensed options. The committee would finish the study before September 15, 2026, and report its findings and recommendations to the 70th Legislature.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 23(S) Died in ProcessDied
- Apr 24(S) 3rd Reading
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: fail.Upper
- Apr 24(S) Scheduled for 3rd ReadingMinor
- Apr 23(S) 2nd ReadingMinor
- Vote recorded Do Pass. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 23(S) Scheduled for 2nd ReadingMinor
- Apr 17(S) Committee Report - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- Vote recorded resolution_adopted. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 17(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- Apr 15(S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- Apr 15(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and SafetyMinor
- Apr 15(S) 1st Reading
- Apr 15(S) Introduced
- Apr 15(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- Apr 15(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- Apr 14(LC) Draft in Assembly
- Apr 14(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- Apr 14(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- Apr 8(LC) Draft in Edit
- Apr 8(LC) Draft in Legal Review
- Mar 25(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- 2024
- Dec 11(LC) Draft On Hold
- Dec 11(LC) Drafter AssignedIntroduced
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