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2026 Regular Session

HB4298

Child care; directing establishment of certain master teacher ratios; authorizing certain fee subject to specified conditions; effective date; emergency.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 2, 2026 House committee passed February 4, 2026 House committee passed February 12, 2026 House passed February 18, 2026 Sent to Senate February 19, 2026 Introduced in Senate February 19, 2026 Senate committee substitute April 20, 2026 Senate floor substitute May 4, 2026 Senate passed May 4, 2026 Sent to House May 5, 2026 House passed May 6, 2026 Enrolled May 6, 2026 Sent to Governor May 6, 2026 Governor approved May 12, 2026

Recorded floor votes

6 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 4, 2026 · House

House: Children, Youth and Family Services Committee: DO PASS

Passed

6 yea–0 nay

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February 12, 2026 · House

House: Health and Human Services Oversight Committee: DO PASS

Passed

12 yea–0 nay

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February 18, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

95 yea–0 nay · 4 absent

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April 20, 2026 · Senate

Senate: Health & Human Services Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS

Passed

12 yea–0 nay

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May 4, 2026 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

48 yea–0 nay

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May 6, 2026 · House

House: FOURTH READING

Passed

83 yea–2 nay · 14 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. House Approved by Governor 05/12/2026
  2. House Sent to Governor
  3. Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
  4. House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
  5. House Referred for enrollment
  6. House Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 2 View roll call
  7. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Stewart
  8. House SA's read, adopted View roll call
  9. House SA's received
  10. Senate Engrossed to House
  11. Senate Referred for engrossment
  12. Senate Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0 View roll call
  13. Senate General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
  14. Senate Placed on General Order
  15. Senate Emergency added
  16. Senate Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Health and Human Services committee; CR filed View roll call
  17. Senate Remove as coauthor Representative(s) McCane
  18. Senate Coauthored by Representative Pae
  19. Senate remove as principal author Representative Pae and substitute with Representative Schreiber
  20. Senate Coauthored by Senator Reinhardt
  21. Senate Remove as author Senator Reinhardt; authored by Senator Rosino
  22. Senate Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services
  23. Senate Coauthored by Representative McCane
  24. Senate First Reading
  25. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  26. House Referred for engrossment
  27. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 95 Nays: 0 View roll call
  28. House General Order
  29. House Authored by Senator Reinhardt (principal Senate author)
  30. House CR; Do Pass Health and Human Services Oversight Committee View roll call
  31. House Policy recommendation to the Health and Human Services Oversight committee; Do Pass Children, Youth and Family Services View roll call
  32. House Referred to Children, Youth and Family Services
  33. House Second Reading referred to Health and Human Services Oversight
  34. House Authored by Representative Pae
  35. House First Reading
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