HB2239 creates the Child Care Grant Program for Arizona childcare facilities or providers.
The House passed HB2239 on March 9, 2026, by a vote of 38 to 14. We have assigned pluses to the nays because childcare is not the role of government. It is a function that belongs to the family, not the state. Taxation in the name of "childcare" is neither just nor charitable. This bill uses unjust forms of taxation (e.g., income taxes) to supposedly reduce the cost of childcare for "eligible" Arizona families, many of whom have little or no tax liability, at the expense of others-resulting in more debt, dependency, and poverty. The Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment were written to "promote the general Welfare" of all Americans, not "cradle-to-grave" or "nanny-state" policies that coerce reckless and discriminatory government spending.
United States Constitution
Fifth Amendment
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
United States Constitution
14th Amendment Section 1
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
