This bill enacts several provisions that balloon the scope of government spending on childcare programs. For example, the bill increases the number of families eligible for Vermont’s Childcare Financial Assistance program and creates a new childcare quality and capacity incentive program. Many of these programs will be funded by a new childcare contribution payroll tax assessed on employers. CPAC opposes the socialization of childcare, opposes the replacement of market incentives with government incentives, and opposed this bill. The House failed to override the Governor’s veto of this bill on June 20, 2023 by a vote of 116-31.