HB 238

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 17, 2025
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Relating To Early Child Care.

Abstract

Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and implement a Child Care Provider Subsidy and Bonus Program to provide subsidies to retain the existing child care workforce in licensed infant and toddler child care centers, group child care centers, and group child care homes and bonuses to registered family child care homes. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Feb 05, 2025

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Finance

House

Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 154) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

Jan 30, 2025

House

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

Jan 27, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:35AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Jan 21, 2025

House

Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 1

  • Referral-Committee
Human Services & Homelessness Finance

Jan 17, 2025

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 16, 2025

House

Pending introduction.

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