Establishes the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act to establish minimum of 80 hours of paid sick leave per year for employers with 10 or more employees; permits paid sick leave to be used for medical or physical illness, care of a family, or care after domestic violence. "Dead" because tabled in committee.

Establishes the child care workforce recruitment and retention support payment program to provide payments to eligible child care facilities to be used on personnel costs; appropriates $59.9 million in 2025 and $59.5 million in 2026. Dead" because tabled in committee.

Lowers the threshold to qualify for the best beginnings child care scholarship program from 185% of the federal poverty level to 85% of the state median income; appropriates $17 million for the best beginnings child care scholarship program. "Dead" because failed on reading.

Creates a child tax credit up to $1,200 for each qualifying child, phased out by income; creates a credit for childcare workers up to $1,600; creates a business-supported dependent care credit up to $5,000 for dependent care assistance provided to or on behalf of an employee.

Establishes the Child Care Contribution Tax Credit Act to permit a tax credit against a taxpayer’s, including nonprofits, state tax liability for an amount equal to 75% of a verified contribution, including the reasonable purchase price paid for an employer’s purchase of child care, to a child care provider or intermediary; establishes the Employer Provided Child Care Assistance Tax Credit Act to provide a tax credit up to 30% of a qualified child care expenditure for any employer with two or more employees, including nonprofits, that make a qualified child care expenditure; establishes the Child Care Providers Tax Credit to provide a tax credit up to 30% of the child care provider with three or more employees, including nonprofits, capital expenditures; makes each tax credit fully refundable for 501(c)(3) charitable organizations; applies floors or caps on each tax credit; similar to HB 215.

Establishes the Child Care Contribution Tax Credit Act to permit a tax credit against a taxpayer’s, including nonprofits, state tax liability for an amount equal to 75% of a verified contribution, including the reasonable purchase price paid for an employer’s purchase of child care, to a child care provider or intermediary; establishes the Employer Provided Child Care Assistance Tax Credit Act to provide a tax credit up to 30% of a qualified child care expenditure for any employer with two or more employees, including nonprofits; establishes the Child Care Providers Tax Credit to provide a tax credit up to 30% of the child care provider’s capital expenditures, including nonprofits; makes each tax credit fully refundable for 501(c)(3) charitable organizations; applies floors or caps on each tax credit; similar to HB 269.

Increases the champion for children tax credit from 50% to 70%; caps the credit at $50,000 per taxpayer; extends the sunset from 2025 to 2031.

Increases the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour by 2029 and indexes for inflation thereafter; changes training wage minimums.

AMENDED: Requires employers, including nonprofits, to provide earned sick time; requires employees to accrue a minimum of 1 hour of paid earned sick time for every 30 hours worked; provides alternatives for small employers and part time employees; permits earned sick time to be used for the employee’s mental or physical health, care for a family member, response to domestic violence or sexual assault, meetings related to a child’s health or disability, closure due to a public health emergency, or care for a child due to a school closure; prohibits retaliation for use of earned sick time.

Increases the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2027, adjusts for inflation thereafter; includes exceptions.