H.B. 190
Signed into LawSupportChild Care Business Tax Credit
HB0190S02 (Substitute)
Child Care Business Tax Credit
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 6
House Floor Vote
Feb 18
Senate Rules
Feb 19
Senate Committee
Feb 25
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 25
Senate 3rd Reading
Mar 4
Governor Signed
Mar 26
What This Bill Does
This bill modifies income tax credits for employer-provided child care.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- defines terms;
- expands the nonrefundable corporate and individual income tax credit for employer-provided child care to apply to off-site child care facilities;
- increases the tax credit amount for certain small business employers, in relation to the employer's child care expenditures;
- repeals the requirement for an employer to have claimed the tax credit for construction expenditures in order to claim the tax credit for child care expenditures;
- requires the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to develop and maintain a webpage for employers to obtain information and resources regarding the tax credits; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Better Utah Institute's Position
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary, reviewed by Better Utah staff.
Utah employers who help pay for their workers' child care can already receive a state tax credit, and this bill expands and simplifies that program in several ways: it allows the credit to apply when employers contract with outside child care facilities rather than only when they run their own on-site facility; it raises the credit rate from 10% to 30% of child care spending for small businesses; and it removes a previous requirement that employers had to have already claimed a construction tax credit before they could claim the child care spending credit. The bill also directs the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to build and maintain a public webpage explaining how employers can qualify and apply.
Cosponsors (30)
H.B. 190
Signed into LawSupportChild Care Business Tax Credit
Current version: HB0190S02 (Substitute)
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 6
House Floor Vote
Feb 18
Senate Rules
Feb 19
Senate Committee
Feb 25
Senate 2nd Reading
Feb 25
Senate 3rd Reading
Mar 4
Governor Signed
Mar 26
IntroductionJan 20
House Rules
House CommitteeFeb 6
House Floor VoteFeb 18
Senate RulesFeb 19
Senate CommitteeFeb 25
Senate 2nd ReadingFeb 25
Senate 3rd ReadingMar 4
Governor SignedMar 26
What This Bill Does
This bill modifies income tax credits for employer-provided child care.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- defines terms;
- expands the nonrefundable corporate and individual income tax credit for employer-provided child care to apply to off-site child care facilities;
- increases the tax credit amount for certain small business employers, in relation to the employer's child care expenditures;
- repeals the requirement for an employer to have claimed the tax credit for construction expenditures in order to claim the tax credit for child care expenditures;
- requires the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to develop and maintain a webpage for employers to obtain information and resources regarding the tax credits; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary, reviewed by Better Utah staff.
Utah employers who help pay for their workers' child care can already receive a state tax credit, and this bill expands and simplifies that program in several ways: it allows the credit to apply when employers contract with outside child care facilities rather than only when they run their own on-site facility; it raises the credit rate from 10% to 30% of child care spending for small businesses; and it removes a previous requirement that employers had to have already claimed a construction tax credit before they could claim the child care spending credit. The bill also directs the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity to build and maintain a public webpage explaining how employers can qualify and apply.
Better Utah Institute's Position
Cosponsors (30)
Votes
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Documents
Floor Debates
Committee Hearings
Other Versions
Subjects
Action History48
Governor Signed
Lieutenant Governor's office for filing
House/ to Governor
Executive Branch - Governor
House/ received enrolled bill from Printing
Clerk of the House
House/ enrolled bill to Printing
Clerk of the House
Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
Clerk of the House
Last updated Mar 26, 2026, 9:39 PM
