HB 1033 permits Washington counties to adopt ordinances for licensing and regulating child care centers and family home providers, with ordinances taking effect no sooner than July 1, 2026. Counties seeking to license and regulate child care must address eight minimum requirements, including facility size and safety, provider qualifications, staffing levels, childcare provisions, and children's well-being. The state Department of Children, Youth, and Families will no longer regulate locally licensed providers or bear liability for them, though it must provide technical assistance on request. Locally licensed providers may participate in state subsidy and quality programs; the bill also directs the department to conduct a third-party analysis of local licensing by October 1, 2030, and repeals an earlier pilot program provision.