Senate Substitute for HB 2344 by Committee on Commerce - Establishing child care licensing requirements relating to license capacity and staff-to-child ratios, eliminating certain license fees and training requirements, creating a process for day care facility licensees to apply for a temporary waiver of certain statutory requirements and authorizing the secretary to develop and operate pilot programs to increase child care facility availability or capacity.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
Vetoed
Apr 2023
Introduced Feb 7, 2023
Vetoed Apr 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 23, 2023 · House Mar 8, 2023
How they voted
20–17
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Mar 23, 2023
D
Democratic11
100% Nay
R
Republican28
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Apr 27, 2023
Vetoed
Motion to override veto failed; Veto sustained; Yea: 81 Nay: 42
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 19, 2023
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea: 77 Nay: 46
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Senator Erickson, Senator Dietrich and Senator Holland appointed as conferees
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 21 Nay: 17
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Amended
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Pettey was rejected
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Pettey
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator O'Shea was adopted
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator O'Shea
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Commerce
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea: 114 Nay: 9
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
Withdrawn from Committee on Appropriations and re-referred to Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Withdrawn from Calendar; Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed and placed on Consent Calendar by
lower
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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