2026 House Bill 6043

Children: child care; tri-share child care program and fund; establish.

A bill to amend 1973 PA 116, entitled “An act to provide for the protection of children through the licensing and regulation of child care organizations; to provide for the establishment of standards of care for child care organizations; to prescribe powers and duties of certain departments of this state and adoption facilitators; to provide penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 722.111 to 722.128) by adding sections 6b and 6c.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Establishes and funds the Tri-Share Child Care Program and the Careshare Arrangement in Michigan, creating a voluntary, collaborative cost-sharing model for child care between employers, employees, and the state, while instituting administrative safeguards, reporting requirements, and protections for participating employees.

Introduced in the House

June 4, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Greg VanWoerkom (R-88)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 25, 2026

Discharged from committee

Passed in the House 95 to 10 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

July 1, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Housing and Human Services

July 2, 2026

Discharged from committee

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

July 3, 2026

Amendment offered by Sen. Ed McBroom (R-38)

1. Amend page 5, following line 8, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4007.

(b) House Bill No. 4283.”.

The amendment was withdrawn

Amendment offered by Sen. Ed McBroom (R-38)

1. Amend page 5, following line 5, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4007.

(b) House Bill No. 4283.”.

The amendment was withdrawn

Passed in the Senate 23 to 13 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the House

July 3, 2026

Substitute S-1 concurred in 99 to 9 (details)