Ohio legislation · 136th General Assembly
Ohio HB647: Regards publicly funded child care, the Child Care Cred Program
Status: In committee, September 30, 2026
To amend sections 5104.01, 5104.30, 5104.32, 5104.34, 5104.38, and 5104.53 and to enact sections 5104.321 and 5104.45 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing the publicly funded child care program.
What the bill says
To amend sections 5104.01, 5104.30, 5104.32, 5104.34, 5104.38, and 5104.53 and to enact sections 5104.321 and 5104.45 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing the publicly funded child care program.
From the amended text, June 9, 2026:
To amend sections 5104.01, 5104.30, 5104.32, 5104.34, 5104.38, and 5104.53 and to enact sections 5104.321 and 5104.45 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing the publicly funded child care program. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That sections 5104.01, 5104.30, 5104.32, 5104.34, 5104.38, and 5104.53 be amended and sections 5104.321 and 5104.45 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows: Sec. 5104.01. As used in this chapter: (A) "Administrator" means the person responsible for the daily operation of a center, type A home, or approved child day camp. The administrator and the owner may be the same person. (B) "Approved child day camp" means a child day camp approved pursuant to section 5104.22 of the Revised Code. (C) "Authorized representative" means an individual employed by a center, type A home, or approved child day camp that is owned by a person other than an individual and who is authorized by the owner to do all of the following: (1) Communicate on the owner's behalf; (2) Submit on the owner's behalf applications for licensure or approval; (3) Enter into on the owner's behalf provider agreements for publicly funded child care. (D) "Border state child care provider" means a child care provider that is located in a state bordering Ohio …
Sponsors
- Phil Plummer (R, 39) · primary sponsor
- Tom Young (R, HD-037) · primary sponsor
- Cindy Abrams (R, 29)
- Adam Bird (R, 63)
- Sean Brennan (D, 14)
- Gary Click (R, 88)
- Jack Daniels (R, 32)
- Kellie Deeter (R, 54)
- Tex Fischer (R, 59)
- Arthur, Sarah Fowler (R, 99)
- Adam Holmes (R, 97)
- Mark Johnson (R, 92)
Latest actions
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
- : Passed
- : Reported - Substitute
- : Referred to committee
- : Introduced
Votes
- Passed (June 9, 2026): 87 yea, 7 nay, passed
- Favorable Passage (June 9, 2026): 12 yea, 1 nay, failed
Subjects: Health and Human Services, Child Care
Common questions
- What is HB647?
- HB647 is a bill in the Ohio Legislature (136th General Assembly): Regards publicly funded child care, the Child Care Cred Program.
- What does HB647 do?
- In its own words: To amend sections 5104.01, 5104.30, 5104.32, 5104.34, 5104.38, and 5104.53 and to enact sections 5104.321 and 5104.45 of the Revised Code to revise the law governing the publicly funded child care program.
- What is the status of HB647?
- In committee as of September 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to committee (September 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB647?
- Phil Plummer (R, 39), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB647?
- On the Ohio Legislature website: https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/hb647
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