Exempting family home providers overseen and certified by a federal military service from child care licensing.
Senate Bill 5545 exempts certain family home child care providers from state licensing requirements. This bill applies to providers located in the metropolitan area surrounding a federal military reservation. To qualify for this exemption, these providers must already be overseen and certified by a federal military service. The bill amends existing state law to exclude these specific providers from the definition of a "child care agency" that would otherwise require state licensing.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025
Signed Apr 29, 2025
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The document has been updated from a draft substitute bill to the final certified version passed by the legislature. The primary changes involve adding official certification language, signatures, and filing details to confirm the bill's enactment, while removing the draft 'S-1414.1' identifier. No substantive policy, scope, funding, or eligibility changes were made to the bill's content.
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Added official certification text, signatures, and filing stamps to confirm the bill was passed by both chambers.
Removed the draft bill identifier 'S-1414.1' and replaced it with the final certified header.
Inserted specific passage dates (March 3 and April 10, 2025) and vote counts for the Senate and House.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House Apr 10, 2025
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Apr 29, 2025
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 10, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-3)
house
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 10:30 AM.
lower
Apr 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
ELHS - Majority; do pass.
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:30 AM.
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (51-0)
senate
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 10:30 AM.
upper
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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