SB 594 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Care Center Cost Support Act.

SB 594, the Care Center Cost Support Act, increases child care subsidy rates for licensed centers and homes rated 3-5 stars to the 75th percentile of North Carolina's 2023 market study, effective October 2025. It establishes a minimum rate floor for providers and allows counties with very small child populations to use local rates if statewide rates would hinder access. The bill appropriates $110 million annually from 2025-2027 to fund these rate increases, directly supporting low-income families using subsidized care and child care providers serving them. The changes aim to align subsidies with current market costs while ensuring access in all counties.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status died 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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Filing date updated from March 25, 2025 to March 26, 2025 for committee referral

Bill number formatting changed from DRS35230-LUa-65B to S594-v-1

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Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

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Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

Filed

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors