# Indiana HB 1248: Child Care and Development Fund.

Indiana HB 1248, Child Care and Development Fund., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Elizabeth Rowray (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1248
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Child Care and Development Fund.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Elizabeth Rowray (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: family, the senate, family and children services
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (233 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Provides that a household is eligible for assistance under the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program if the household includes a foster parent at the time of the office of the secretary of family and social services' initial determination regarding the household's CCDF eligibility. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to allocate 200 CCDF vouchers to be used for a child who is placed with a licensed foster parent.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More child care help for foster families: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana expands Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) help for children in foster care. A household qualifies when it includes a foster parent at the state's first income eligibility check for program entry. The state must also reserve 200 CCDF vouchers for children placed…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Elizabeth Rowray (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Earl Harris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Julie Olthoff (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Liz Brown (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Goss-Reaves (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 95 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 89 | 0 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2025-04-10: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-10: Public Law 57 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 304: yeas 95, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-03-20: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-03-19: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 248: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Amendment #1 (Brown L) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Senator Randolph added as cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-20: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 244: yeas 89, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-20: Senate sponsors: Senators Brown L and Charbonneau (House)
- 2025-02-19: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-18: Representative Harris added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-17: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-30: Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-29: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-28: Representative Olthoff added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-09: First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs (House)
- 2025-01-09: Authored by Representative Rowray (House)

## Bill text

- Engrossed House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1248/versions/HB1248.05.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1248/versions/HB1248.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1248/versions/HB1248.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1248/versions/HB1248.03.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1248/versions/HB1248.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1248/versions/HB1248.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Engrossed House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1248/versions/HB1248.05.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1248/versions/HB1248.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1248/versions/HB1248.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1248/versions/HB1248.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1248/versions/HB1248.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1248/versions/HB1248.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1248-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).