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HB1177 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.

Children Labor Taxes
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Becky Cash
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Enrolled House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how much money can be used or the exact criteria for qualifying companies.

Child Care Assistance Act

This act amends Indiana's laws concerning taxation by increasing eligibility criteria and qualified expenditures for employer child care tax credits, and allowing redevelopment commissions to use revenue from special districts to support the construction or expansion of child care facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • 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 for operating a child care facility for employees, or under contract with a child care facility to provide services to employees, are qualified expenditures for the employer child care expenditure income tax credit.
  • Allows redevelopment commissions to use revenue from special districts to support construction or expansion of child care facilities.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Employers who provide child care services or assistance to their workers
  • Redevelopment commissions in Indiana

Terms To Know

tax credit
A reduction in the amount of tax a person or company has to pay.
redevelopment commission
An organization that works on improving and developing areas within a city or town.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify exact amounts for the tax credits.
  • It is unclear which companies will qualify for the tax credits after the changes.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB1177.01.INTR.AMH03

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Gregory Porter

Filed

Plain English: The amendment proposes to add new language regarding child care assistance in the Indiana Code.

  • Adds a new section to the Indiana Code related to child care assistance.
  • The specific details and impacts of the new child care assistance provisions are not provided, making it unclear exactly what changes will be made.
HB1177.01.INTR.AMH04

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Gregory Porter

Filed

Plain English: The amendment proposes to add new language regarding child care assistance in the Indiana Code.

  • Adds a new section to the Indiana Code related to child care assistance.
  • The specific details and impacts of the new child care assistance provisions are not provided, making it unclear exactly what changes will be made.
HB1177.01.INTR.AMH05

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Gregory Porter

Filed

Plain English: This amendment changes the Indiana Code to add new tax deduction rules.

  • Adds a new section in the Indiana Code that allows for certain tax deductions related to specific expenses.
  • The official text does not specify what specific expenses qualify for these tax deductions, making it unclear exactly which taxpayers will benefit.
HB1177.02.COMH.AMH001

Filed House Bill (S) • Representative Gregory Porter

X

Plain English: This amendment changes the Indiana Code regarding taxation, but the specific details of what it amends are not provided in the given information.

  • The amendment modifies the Indiana Code concerning taxation, though exact details are missing.
  • The official text does not provide enough detail to explain the concrete changes this amendment would make.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 House

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-03 House

    Public Law 58

  3. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  4. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. 2026-02-26 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  6. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 237: yeas 48, nays 0

  7. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Senator Alting added as cosponsor

  8. 2026-02-24 Senate

    Returned to the House without amendments

  9. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  10. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  11. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  12. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Senator Becker added as cosponsor

  13. 2026-02-05 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy

  14. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to the Senate

  15. 2026-02-02 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 172: yeas 80, nays 0

  16. 2026-02-02 House

    Senate sponsors: Senators Buchanan, Clark, Goode

  17. 2026-02-02 House

    Cosponsor: Senator Charbonneau

  18. 2026-01-29 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. 2026-01-29 House

    Amendment #1 (Porter) failed; Roll Call 156: yeas 28, nays 63

  20. 2026-01-27 House

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  21. 2026-01-22 House

    Representative Lopez added as coauthor

  22. 2026-01-08 House

    Representative Porter added as coauthor

  23. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Cash

  24. 2026-01-05 House

    Coauthored by Representative Patterson

  25. 2026-01-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.
Child care assistance.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning taxation.

Child care assistance.

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.