House Bill

HB 1177

Child care assistance.

In plain English

Raises the maximum number of people an employer may have and still qualify for the employer child care expenditure income tax credit. Counts a business's costs for running a child care facility for its employees, or for contracting for child care services, as expenses that qualify for the credit. Allows redevelopment commissions to use certain tax increment financing money to encourage new or expanded child care facilities.

Written by AI from the official digest below, and checked only by automated rules. If they differ, the official digest and bill text control.

Official digest

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.

Latest action: Signed by the Governor, March 3, 2026Full text and history at iga.in.gov

Authors and sponsors

Becky Cash, Brian Buchanan, Brett Clark, Greg Goode

Co-authors and co-sponsors: Lindsay Patterson, Gregory Porter, Danny Lopez, Ed Charbonneau, Vaneta Becker, Lonnie Randolph, Ron Alting

Roll-call votes

3 recorded votes, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.

House · Jan 29, 2026

Second reading: amendment

Roll call text: HB 1177 - Cash - 2nd Reading

Failed

28 yes63 no9 did not vote

Republicans: 0 yes, 62 no, 7 did not voteDemocrats: 28 yes, 0 no, 2 did not voteIndependents: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Yes (28)

No (63)

Did not vote (9)

House · Feb 2, 2026

Third reading: vote to pass

Roll call text: HB 1177 - Cash - 3rd Reading

Passed

80 yes0 no20 did not vote

Republicans: 53 yes, 0 no, 16 did not voteDemocrats: 26 yes, 0 no, 4 did not voteIndependents: 1 yes, 0 no

How each member voted

Yes (80)

Did not vote (20)

Senate · Feb 24, 2026

Third reading: vote to pass

Roll call text: HB 1177 - Buchanan - 3rd Reading

Passed

48 yes0 no2 did not vote

Republicans: 39 yes, 0 no, 1 did not voteDemocrats: 9 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote

How each member voted

Source: Open States, compiled from the Indiana General Assembly's official roll calls. The official record at iga.in.gov controls. Spot an error? Let us know.