Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB464: Exempt military-certified child care providers from licensure
Status: In committee, March 25, 2026
To amend section 5104.02 of the Revised Code to exempt from licensure family child care providers certified by a branch of the United States armed forces.
What the bill says
To amend section 5104.02 of the Revised Code to exempt from licensure family child care providers certified by a branch of the United States armed forces.
From the amended text, March 18, 2026:
To amend section 5104.02 of the Revised Code to exempt from licensure family child care providers certified by a branch of the United States armed forces. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That section 5104.02 of the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 5104.02. (A) The director of children and youth is responsible for licensing child care centers, type A family child care homes, and type B family child care homes. Each entity operating a head start program shall meet the criteria for, and be licensed as, a child care center. The director is responsible for the enforcement of this chapter and of rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter. No person, firm, organization, institution, or agency shall operate, establish, manage, conduct, or maintain a child care center or type A family child care home without a license issued under section 5104.03 of the Revised Code. The current license shall be posted in the center or home in a conspicuous place that is accessible to parents, custodians, or guardians and employees of the center or home at all times when the center or home is in operation. (B) A person, firm, institution, organization, or agency operating any of the following programs is exempt from the requirements of this chapter: (1) …
Sponsors
- Tracy Richardson (R, 86) · primary sponsor
- Cindy Abrams (R, 29)
- Tim Barhorst (R, 85)
- Adam Bird (R, 63)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Juanita Brent (D, 18)
- Karen Brownlee (D, 28)
- Gary Click (R, 88)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54)
- Michael Dovilla (R, 17)
- Tex Fischer (R, 59)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (March 18, 2026): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (March 17, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, failed
Subjects: Health and Human Services, Child Care
Common questions
- What is HB464?
- HB464 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Exempt military-certified child care providers from licensure.
- What does HB464 do?
- In its own words: To amend section 5104.02 of the Revised Code to exempt from licensure family child care providers certified by a branch of the United States armed forces.
- What is the status of HB464?
- In committee as of March 25, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (March 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB464?
- Tracy Richardson (R, 86), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB464?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb464
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