▁of ▁less ▁than ▁$ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ) ▁who ▁pay ▁out - of - po cket ▁for ▁child ▁care ▁exp enses . ▁  The ▁credit ▁covers ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁families ▁paid ▁for ▁child ▁care ▁exp enses , ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁maximum ▁credit ▁of ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁with ▁just ▁one ▁child ▁under ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁old , ▁or ▁up ▁to ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁a ▁family ▁with ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁children ▁under ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁H B 1 9 - 1 0 8 5 , ▁raising ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁grant ▁money ▁available ▁to ▁low - in come ▁sen iors ▁and ▁people ▁with ▁dis abilities , ▁which ▁helps ▁pay ▁for ▁property ▁tax es , ▁rent ▁assistance , ▁and ▁he ating ▁and ▁fuel ▁costs .   ▁Those ▁gr ants , ▁which ▁hadn ' t ▁increased ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁were ▁raised ▁by ▁about ▁ 5 % ▁and ▁indexed ▁to ▁infl ation , ▁to ▁continue ▁rising ▁as ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁living ▁rise .   ▁The ▁bill ▁also ▁raised ▁the ▁cap ▁on ▁how ▁much ▁money ▁people ▁need ▁to ▁ear n ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁these ▁assistance ▁gr ants , ▁so ▁more ▁low - in come ▁people ▁could ▁qual ify ▁to ▁receive ▁this ▁needed ▁help . ▁ ▁H B 1 9 - 1 2 7 6 , ▁creating ▁a ▁ 9 th ▁Gra de ▁Success ▁Grant ▁Program : ▁to ▁award ▁money ▁gr ants ▁to ▁schools ▁and ▁districts