HB 1177 Indiana House · 2026 Regular Session

Child care assistance.

Summary

Increases the maximum number of individuals an entity may employ to be eligible for the employer child care expenditure income tax credit. Provides that costs incurred: (1) for the operating costs of a child care facility operated for a taxpayer's employees; or (2) under a contract with a child care facility to provide child care services to employees of the taxpayer, or under a contract with an intermediate entity that contracts with one or more child care facilities for child care services; are qualified expenditures for purposes of the employer child care expenditure income tax credit. Allows a redevelopment commission to use revenue collected in a tax increment financing district to expend money or provide financial assistance to entities for the purpose of encouraging or incentivizing the construction or expansion of child care facilities.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Signed into Law

Mar 2026

Introduced Jan 5, 2026 Signed Mar 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

House Bill (S) → House Bill (H) · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill has been formally engrossed and passed by the House, moving to the Senate for final review. The primary changes involve updating the bill's title from 'House Bill' to 'Engrossed House Bill', correcting the dates to reflect the House's passage in February 2026, and adding the names of the Senate sponsors. These are procedural updates indicating the bill's current legislative status rather than changes to the underlying policy.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated from 'House Bill No. 1177' to 'Engrossed House Bill No. 1177' to reflect that the text has been finalized after committee and floor action.

Names of Senate sponsors (Buchanan, Clark, Goode, Charbonneau, Becker) were added to the header, identifying the bill's proponents in the second chamber.

TIMELINE

Dates were updated to show the House passed the bill on February 2, 2026, and the Senate received it on February 5, 2026, replacing the previous January 27, 2026, dates.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026 · House Feb 2, 2026

How they voted

47–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 49

Feb 24, 2026

D Democratic9

8 Yea 1

88% Yea

R Republican40

39 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 3, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President Pro Tempore

upper

Feb 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

Signed by the President of the Senate

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Signed by the Speaker

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 237: yeas 48, nays 0

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 172: yeas 80, nays 0

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Amended

Amendment #1 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 156: yeas 28, nays 63

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: do pass, adopted

lower

4 primary · 7 co-sponsors