# Missouri HB2409: 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 Missouri HB2409, 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, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Brenda Shields (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-05-07 (Voted Do Pass); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2409-2026 - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Missouri HB2409 - State: Missouri - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: 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 - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-12-15 - Last action: 2026-05-07, Voted Do Pass - Sponsor: Brenda Shields (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (128 yes, 45 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brenda Shields (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kem Smith (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Keri Ingle (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sherri Gallick (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-02 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 6 | 1 | 1 | | 2026-04-02 | House | Third Read and Passed | pass | 97 | 44 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 11 | 0 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Reported Do Pass | pass | 14 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2026-05-07: Voted Do Pass (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Executive Session Held (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Public Hearing Held (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Public Hearing Scheduled - Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Senate Committee Room - 1st Floor (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Second read and referred: Emerging Issues and Professional Registration (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Reported to the Senate and First Read (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Third Read and Passed - AYES: 97 NOES: 44 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-04-02: Taken Up for Third Reading (House) - 2026-04-02: Placed on the Informal Third Reading Calendar (House) - 2026-04-02: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 6 NOES: 1 PRESENT: 1 (House) - 2026-04-02: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-04-02: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-04-01: Referred: Fiscal Review (House) - 2026-03-31: Perfected (House) - 2026-03-31: Title of Bill - Agreed To (House) - 2026-03-31: Taken Up for Perfection (House) - 2026-03-23: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House) - 2026-03-11: Placed Back on Formal Perfection Calendar (House) - 2026-03-02: Placed on the Informal Perfection Calendar (House) - 2026-02-23: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 11 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-02-23: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-02-23: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-02-18: Referred: Rules - Legislative (House) - 2026-02-18: Reported Do Pass - AYES: 14 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 (House) - 2026-02-17: Voted Do Pass (House) - 2026-02-17: Executive Session Completed (House) - 2026-02-10: Public Hearing Completed (House) - 2026-02-04: Referred: Economic Development (House) - 2026-01-08: Read Second Time (House) - 2026-01-07: Read First Time (House) - 2025-12-15: Prefiled (House) ## Bill text - Perfected, 2026-03-31: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5914H.01P.pdf) - Introduced, 2026-01-07: [PDF](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5914H.01I.pdf) ## Related bills - HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care (signed) - HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections (signed) - HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than six percent upon a vote of the people (signed) - HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized health care practitioner" for purposes of physician's statements required for disa… (signed) - HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commission (signed) - HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with developmental disabilities (signed) ## Sources - [Perfected (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5914H.01P.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://documents.house.mo.gov/billtracking/bills261/hlrbillspdf/5914H.01I.pdf) ## Related - [HB2372: Modifies provisions relating to health care](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2372-2026) - [HB1871: Modifies provisions relating to elections](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1871-2026) - [HB1867: Authorizes Joplin to increase a transient guest tax for tourism to no more than…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1867-2026) - [HB1827: Adds licensed occupational therapists to the definition of "other authorized he…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1827-2026) - [HB1825: Removes the prosecuting attorney and the sheriff from the county salary commiss…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1825-2026) - [HB1840: Establishes an alert system to assist in the location of missing persons with d…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB1840-2026) - [Missouri bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri/bills) - [Missouri state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/missouri) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MO-HB2409-2026 (as of 2026-11-04).