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The Child Care Bill
Missouri bill offers tax breaks for child care
Authorizes the "Child Care Contribution Tax Credit Act", the "Employer-Provided Child Care Assistance Tax Credit Act", and the "Child Care Providers Tax Credit", relating to tax credits for child care
Good for everyday people ·
This bill would give tax breaks to families, businesses, and child care centers to make child care easier to get and pay for.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
This bill would help families by making child care more affordable. It would also help businesses that offer child care to their workers, and it would help child care centers. The goal is to make sure there are enough places for kids to go while their parents work. If this bill passes, it could mean more money in parents' pockets and more child care options. People who think child care is too expensive or hard to find should pay attention to this bill as it moves forward.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- This bill would create three new tax credit programs.
- One program would give tax credits for people who donate money to child care.
- Another program would give tax credits to businesses that help their workers with child care.
- A third program would give tax credits to child care providers themselves.
How they voted
The actual floor vote, and who broke from their own party.
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- Mark Matthiesen (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Ann Kelley (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Hardy Billington (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Jeff Coleman (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- John Simmons (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Scott Cupps (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Bill Hardwick (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
- Chad Perkins (R): voted against it, crossing most Republicans
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