HB 1248 Indiana House · 2025 Regular Session

Child Care and Development Fund.

Summary
Provides that a household is eligible for assistance under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program if the household includes a foster parent at the time of the office of the secretary of family and social services' initial determination regarding the household's CCDF eligibility. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to allocate 200 CCDF vouchers to be used for a child who is placed with a licensed foster parent.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Signed Apr 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

House Bill (H) House Bill (S) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add a new requirement for the state to reserve 200 child care vouchers specifically for foster youth, ensuring dedicated funding for this population. The bill also received additional committee approval and was renumbered to reflect the new section.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from only establishing eligibility for foster parents to also mandating a reserve fund of 200 CCDF vouchers for foster youth.
FISCAL

Added a requirement for the office of the secretary of family and social services to hold 200 CCDF vouchers in reserve specifically for foster youth.

REQUIREMENT

Added provisions allowing unused reserve vouchers to be reallocated to other applicants after 90 days.

TECHNICAL

Bill was renumbered from HB 1248.1 to HB 1248.2 and updated with new committee report and approval dates.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2025 · House Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

490
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Mar 18, 2025
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican40
39 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 304: yeas 95, nays 0
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 248: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 244: yeas 89, nays 0
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors

Sponsors