Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB484: Create Workforce Investment Now (WIN) Child Care pilot program
Status: In committee, June 10, 2026
To create the Workforce Investment Now (WIN) for Child Care pilot program to provide publicly funded child care to child care staff members and to make an appropriation.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 10, 2026:
As Re-Referred by the House Rules and Reference Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session H. B. No. 484 2025-2026 Representatives Click, Odioso Cosponsors: Representatives White, A., Johnson, Thomas, D., Mathews, A., Lorenz, Cockley, Baker, Lett, Daniels, Newman To create the Workforce Investment Now (WIN) for Child Care pilot program to provide publicly funded child care to child care staff members and to make an appropriation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. (A) As used in this section, "child care staff member" does not include an employee of an approved child day camp or an administrator, authorized representative, or owner. (B) The Department of Children and Youth shall establish the Workforce Investment Now (WIN) for Child Care pilot program to provide publicly funded child care to child care staff members. Subject to available funds, the pilot program shall operate during fiscal years 2026 and 2027. (C) Under the program, when determining eligibility for publicly funded child care as described in section 5104.34 of the Revised Code, a county department of job and family services shall exclude all of a family's income from that determination if an applicant for publicly funded child care demonstrates to the county department that the child's caretaker parent is a child care staff member who works a minimum of …
Sponsors
- Gary Click (R, 88) · primary sponsor
- Mike Odioso (R, 30) · primary sponsor
- Rachel Baker (D, 27)
- Christine Cockley (D, 6)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Mark Johnson (R, 92)
- Crystal Lett (D, 11)
- Brian Lorenz (R, 60)
- Adam Mathews (R, 56)
- Johnathan Newman (R, 80)
- David Thomas (R, 65)
- Andrea White (R, 36)
Latest actions
- : Reported - Re-referred to Finance
- : Reported - Re-referred to Rules and Reference
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Re-referred (June 10, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, failed
- Re-referred (June 9, 2026): 10 yea, 2 nay, failed
Subjects: Health and Human Services, Child Care
Common questions
- What is HB484?
- HB484 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Create Workforce Investment Now (WIN) Child Care pilot program.
- What does HB484 do?
- To create the Workforce Investment Now (WIN) for Child Care pilot program to provide publicly funded child care to child care staff members and to make an appropriation.
- What is the status of HB484?
- In committee as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: Reported - Re-referred to Finance (June 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB484?
- Gary Click (R, 88), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB484?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb484
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