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HB1401 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services and to make an appropriation.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services and to make an appropriation.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Wendy Dant Chesser
Last action
2026-01-08
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on funding amounts or specific aims of the bill.

Child Care Help for Employees

This bill establishes a new program that helps employees with child care costs and provides funding.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes the Employee Child Care Assistance Partnership Program.

Terms To Know

Partnership Program
A program where different groups work together to help employees pay for child care.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be given or exactly who can get help from the program.
  • It is unclear which employers and employees will participate in this program.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-08 House

    Authored by Representative Dant Chesser

  2. 2026-01-08 House

    Coauthored by Representatives Clere, Hamilton

  3. 2026-01-08 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services and to make an
appropriation.
Employee childcare assistance partnership program.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services and to make an
appropriation.

Employee childcare assistance partnership program.

Establishes the employee child care assistance partnership program. Makes an appropriation.