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Increases the maximum number of individuals an entity may employ to be eligible for the employer child care expenditure income tax credit. Provides that costs incurred: (1) for the operating costs of a child care facility operated for a taxpayer's employees; or (2) under a contract with a child care facility to provide child care services to employees of the taxpayer, or under a contract with an intermediate entity that contracts with one or more child care facilities for child care services; are qualified expenditures for purposes of the employer child care expenditure income tax credit. Allows a redevelopment commission to use revenue collected in a tax increment financing district to expend money or provide financial assistance to entities for the purpose of encouraging or incentivizing the construction or expansion of child care facilities.
Introduced
Jan 5, 2026
Last Action
Mar 3, 2026
Session
IN 2026
Sponsors
4 primary · 7 co
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 58
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Senator Alting added as cosponsor
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 237: yeas 48, nays 0
Returned to the House without amendments
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senator Becker added as cosponsor
First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
Referred to the Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 172: yeas 80, nays 0
Cosponsor: Senator Charbonneau
Senate sponsors: Senators Buchanan, Clark, Goode
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Amendment #1 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 156: yeas 28, nays 63
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Representative Lopez added as coauthor
Representative Porter added as coauthor
Coauthored by Representative Patterson
Authored by Representative Cash
First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
HB 1177 was introduced on Jan 5, 2026 by Brett Clark in IN session 2026. It is currently dead. Most recent action on Mar 3, 2026: Signed by the Governor.
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Public Law 58