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S2019 • 2025

An Act relative to the sustainability of the family childcare sector

An Act relative to the sustainability of the family childcare sector

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Sponsor
Patricia D. Jehlen
Last action
2026-04-01
Official status
Reporting date extended to Thursday June 25, 2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the sustainability of the family childcare sector

An Act relative to the sustainability of the family childcare sector By Ms.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the sustainability of the family childcare sector By Ms.
  • Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 2019) of Patricia D.
  • Jehlen for legislation relative to certain child-care deductions for taxable purposes.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Thursday June 25, 2026

  2. 2025-09-16 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/16/2025 from 10:30 AM-12:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-09-05 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Revenue

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the sustainability of the family childcare sector
By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2019) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation relative to certain child-care deductions for taxable purposes. Revenue.

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.2019

Section 6 of Chapter 62 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after subsection X the following new section:-

Section (y)

(1) In addition to any other credit allowed pursuant to this chapter, a taxpayer who provides Family child care services may be allowed a credit equal to $3300 adjusted to the consumer price index starting with the year that the credit is applicable to the person’s tax filing. Any Family child care provider that receives a credit pursuant to this section for any taxable year may carry over and apply to its tax due for any 1 or more of the next succeeding 3 taxable years the portion, as reduced from year to year, of the credit that exceeds any tax due for the taxable year.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (y), paragraph (1), “Family child care provider” and "Family child care services” shall have the same meaning as under subsection (a) of Section 17 of Chapter 15D of the General Laws.

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