Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB945: Create the early childhood education and child care infrastructure grant program
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act creating the early childhood education and child care infrastructure grant program to create new or to expand existing child care programs; providing grant and application requirements; providing legislative intent; providing for the prioritization of certain grant applications; providing an exclusion from certain requirements in title 75; providing an appropriation; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT CREATING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM TO CREATE NEW OR TO EXPAND EXISTING CHILD CARE PROGRAMS; PROVIDING GRANT AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE INTENT; PROVIDING FOR THE PRIORITIZATION OF CERTAIN GRANT APPLICATIONS; PROVIDING AN EXCLUSION FROM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS IN TITLE 75; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE." WHEREAS, safe and accessible child care is of vital importance to families, communities, employees, and employers in Montana; and WHEREAS, licensed child care capacity meets only 44% of the demand for child care in Montana; and WHEREAS, licensed infant care capacity meets only 32% of the demand for infant care in Montana; and WHEREAS, the most significant unmet demand for child care occurs in the more rural areas of the state; and WHEREAS, access to safe, quality child care is essential for parents to participate in the labor force, yet 66,000 parents of children 5 years old and younger are currently not able to fully participate in the labor force because of a lack of child care; and WHEREAS, the early childhood education and child care infrastructure grant program will provide onetime-only grants for capital expenses related to the construction and renovation of early childhood education and child care facilities around the state to …
Sponsors
- Sullivan, Katie (D, 93) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
Votes
- Take from table in BUH to Second Reading - Sullivan (April 4, 2025): 42 yea, 51 nay, failed
Subjects: Minors, Appropriations
Common questions
- What is HB945?
- HB945 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Create the early childhood education and child care infrastructure grant program.
- What does HB945 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act creating the early childhood education and child care infrastructure grant program to create new or to expand existing child care programs; providing grant and application requirements; providing legislative intent; providing for the prioritization of certain grant applications; providing an exclusion from certain requirements in title 75; providing an appropriation; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
- What is the status of HB945?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB945?
- Sullivan, Katie (D, 93).
- Where is the official record for HB945?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1689
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