Monitoring the Session

HB 3880

bill adding to nursing room rules for public employers

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Donna HowardDHouse 48

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to nursing rooms provided by public employers.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

A private place to express breast milk, and not a multiple user bathroom.

The bill adds to the existing rule that public employers in Texas must give employees break time and a private place, other than a multiple user bathroom, to express breast milk. It requires that place to serve as a nursing room, adds a sign-in sheet run by a designated employee, and limits the room and the sheet to employees who express breast milk. Starting September 1, 2025, state and local government employers must keep a sign-in system and keep other people out of the nursing room.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 5, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3880 · 2025-03-05

SOLD BY

Rep. Donna HowardDHouse 48

ITEM

relating to nursing rooms provided by public employers.

WHAT IT DOES

A private place to express breast milk, and not a multiple user bathroom.

The bill adds to the existing rule that public employers in Texas must give employees break time and a private place, other than a multiple user bathroom, to express breast milk. It requires that place to serve as a nursing room, adds a sign-in sheet run by a designated employee, and limits the room and the sheet to employees who express breast milk. Starting September 1, 2025, state and local government employers must keep a sign-in system and keep other people out of the nursing room.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to State Affairs
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Donna Howard

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15KTexas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Political Action Committee$8KHDCC Incumbent Protection Fund$7K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985297, 101031291, 101059636, 101070104.

Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Political Action Committee$7,500.00

Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Political Action Committee

$7,500.00

Cash
$7,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,500.00

Also funds 38 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985297, 101069647.

HDCC Incumbent Protection Fund$7,000.00

HDCC Incumbent Protection Fund

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 8 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 22, 2025 to May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101059636.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$15,000.00

Cash
$15,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$15,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 10, 2024 to Oct 2, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985297, 101031291, 101059636, 101070104.

×

Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists Political Action Committee

$7,500.00

Cash
$7,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,500.00

Also funds 38 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985297, 101069647.

×

HDCC Incumbent Protection Fund

$7,000.00

Cash
$7,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$7,000.00

Also funds 8 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 22, 2025 to May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on May 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101059636.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 5, 2025

03/27/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Labor--General

State Employees

Women

Text

The text as introduced · 188 words

89R13869 CS-D

By: Howard
H.B. No. 3880

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to nursing rooms provided by public employers.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 619.004, Government Code, is amended to

read as follows:

Sec. 619.004. PUBLIC EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) A

public employer shall provide :

(1) [ provide ] a reasonable amount of break time for an

employee to express breast milk each time the employee has need to

express the milk; [ and ]

(2) [ provide ] a place to serve as a nursing room , other

than a multiple user bathroom, that is shielded from view and free

from intrusion from other employees and the public where the

employee can express breast milk ; and

(3) a sign-in sheet for the use of the nursing room

that is managed by a designated employee .

(b) A public employer shall ensure that the nursing room and

the sign-in sheet for the use of the nursing room are available only

to employees who express breast milk.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.