CHILD CARE LICENSING – Adds to existing law to provide for department oversight for residential care facilities, licensing requirements, facility documentation requirements, and the youth bill of rights.

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

1. 2026
   1. Mar 26Reported Signed by Governor Brad Little on March 26, 2026 Session Law Chapter 139 Effective: 07/01/2026Became Law
   2. Mar 23Delivered to Governor at 1:52 p.m. on March 20, 2026To Governor
   3. Mar 20Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to GovernorMinor
   4. Mar 19Signed by President; returned to HouseMajor
   5. Mar 19Received from the House enrolled/signed by SpeakerMajor
   6. Mar 19Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to SenateMajor
   7. Mar 18Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for EnrollingMinor
      • Vote recorded Read third time in full –. Result: pass.Upper
   8. Mar 18Read third time in full – PASSED - 32-3-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Hart, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - RabeTitle apvd - to HousePassed 2nd Chamber
   9. Mar 16Retained on calendar
   10. Mar 9Read second time; filed for Third ReadingMinor
   11. Mar 6Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second readingMinor
   12. Mar 4Introduced, read first time; referred to: Health & WelfareMinor
   13. Mar 4Received from the House passed; filed for first reading
   14. Mar 3Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 42-25-3AYES – Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Cannon, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Haws(Woller), Healey, Manwaring, Mathias, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shirts, Tanner(13), Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Alfieri, Barbieri, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Crane(13), Ehlers, Harris, Hawkins, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Marmon, Mendive, Monks, Palmer, Price, Rasor, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner(14), Thompson, WisniewskiAbsent – Crane(12), McCann, WheelerFloor Sponsor - EricksonTitle apvd - to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
       • Vote recorded Read Third Time in Full –. Result: pass.Lower
   15. Mar 2Read second time; Filed for Third ReadingMinor
   16. Feb 27Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second ReadingMinor
   17. Feb 19Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare
   18. Feb 18Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for PrintingIntroduced