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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3361 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3265
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Andres X. Vargas and Alice Hanlon Peisch
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to establish an employer-provided childcare tax credit pilot program.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Andres X. Vargas3rd Essex1/17/2025Alice Hanlon Peisch14th Norfolk1/17/2025Sal N. DiDomenicoMiddlesex and Suffolk1/31/2025 1 of 3
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3361 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3265
By Representatives Vargas of Haverhill and Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 3265) of Andres X. Vargas, Alice Hanlon Peisch and Sal N. DiDomenico for
legislation to establish an employer-provided childcare tax credit pilot program. Revenue.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to establish an employer-provided childcare tax credit pilot program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 62 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
2section 6N the following section:-
3 Section 6O. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall, unless the
4context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
5 “Child care service”, a child care center, family child care home, group care facility or
6school-aged child care program, as defined in section 1A of chapter 15D, that is licensed by the
7department of early education and care pursuant to said chapter 15D.
8 “Qualifying employer”, a corporate entity that has its principal place of business in the
9commonwealth.
10 (b) A qualifying employer that is not a corporation subject to the excise under chapter 63
11shall be allowed a credit against the tax liability imposed by this chapter equal to 25 per cent of 2 of 3
12the money it expended for child care services for its employees in a taxable year, with a
13maximum credit of $750,000 per qualifying employer in any 1 taxable year.
14 SECTION 2. Section 6O of said chapter 62 is hereby repealed.
15 SECTION 3. Chapter 63 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
16section 31N the following section:-
17 Section 31O. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall, unless the
18context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:
19 “Child care service”, a child care center, family child care home, group care facility or
20school-aged child care program, as defined in section 1A of chapter 15D, that is licensed by the
21department of early education and care pursuant to said chapter 15D.
22 “Qualifying business corporation”, a corporate entity that has its principal place of
23business in the commonwealth..
24 (b) A qualifying corporation engaged in business in the commonwealth shall be allowed a
25credit against its excise due under this chapter in an amount equal to 25 per cent of the money it
26expended for child care services for its employees in a taxable year, with a maximum credit of
27$750,000 per business corporation in any 1 taxable year.
28 (c) The executive office of economic development shall create a plan to establish a
29technical assistance infrastructure to promote and support access by qualifying corporations,
30including but not limited to those with fewer than 1,000 employees, to the employer-provided
31childcare tax credit pilot program, and submit those in a report to the house committee on ways 3 of 3
32and means, senate committee on ways and means, and the joint committee on economic
33development and emerging technologies no later than November 1, 2025.
34 (d) The executive office of economic development, in partnership with the Department of
35Revenue, shall annually conduct a study of the employer-provided childcare tax credit pilot
36program, including: (i) industry sector, geographic region, number of employees, for-profit or
37nonprofit corporation status, and workforce impact for participating corporations; (ii)
38opportunities to improve and enhance impact; and, (iii) potential uptake and cost projections to
39inform program operations and potential expansion. Study findings shall be submitted no later
40than January 15 of the first year after enactment of this section and no later than November 15 of
41any year thereafter to the house committee on ways and means, senate committee on ways and
42means, and joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies.
43 (e) The employer-provided childcare tax credit pilot shall receive funding up to
44$10,000,000 and renewed or adjusted subjected to appropriation.
45 SECTION 4. Section 31O of said chapter 63 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
46 SECTION 5. Sections 2 and 4 shall take effect on June 30, 2027