HB 507 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

The Children First Act.

HB 507, "The Children First Act," expands affordable child care access for North Carolina families by increasing subsidy eligibility to 85% of state median income and raising subsidy rates to cover actual care costs. It allocates $50 million annually for subsidies and $15 million for grants to establish new child care facilities in rural or underserved areas, targeting "child care deserts." The bill also creates an employer-provided child care credit to incentivize workplace child care programs. These provisions directly affect low-to-moderate-income families, child care providers, and employers seeking to support working parents.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered and reorganized from a House Bill (HB 507) to a Senate Bill (SB 507) with updated formatting and sponsor information. The substantive policy content regarding child care subsidies, eligibility criteria, and funding amounts remains unchanged. The primary difference is the addition of new sponsors and a more detailed explanation of the bill's referral status.

TECHNICAL

The bill was renumbered from HB 507 to SB 507, indicating a change in chamber sponsorship or processing stage.

Additional sponsors were added to the bill: Representatives Pittman, R. Pierce, and Johnson-Hostler, joining Representative Prather as primary sponsors.

A reference was added directing readers to the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors.

The filing date was updated from March 25, 2025 to March 26, 2025, and the bill was referred to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.

The original bill header information including the House Principal Clerk designation and bill number DRH50019-MGfa-101A was removed.

The bill text was reorganized with new page numbering and formatting, moving the Where clauses from the beginning to after the title and purpose sections.

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Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Mar 25, 2025

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3 primary · 30 co-sponsors