HB 4127

State standards would cap local rules for child-care homes

Companion SB 599 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsReviewed

Rep. Aicha DavisDHouse 109

Editor's call: No flags. On Nov 1, 2026 the editor checked this charge against the bill's caption and removed it.

Corrected Nov 1, 2026

Corrected Nov 1, 2026 · We checked this summary against the bill text and fixed it.

Reviewed · Nov 1, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed child-care facility or registered family home.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Bars local health and safety requirements stricter than state rules for covered homes.

The bill bars cities, counties and other local governments from adopting or enforcing rules that hold licensed child-care homes and registered or listed family homes to health and safety standards stricter than state law or state agency rules. It touches home-based child-care providers licensed, registered or listed under state law, and the local governments that regulate them. On the ground, state health and safety standards become the ceiling for these homes, and any tougher local health and safety rules for them stop being enforceable, starting immediately or September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4127 · 2025-03-10

SOLD BY

Rep. Aicha DavisDHouse 109

ITEM

relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a licensed child-care facility or registered family home.

WHAT IT DOES

Bars local health and safety requirements stricter than state rules for covered homes.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 8, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Mar 10, 2025Filed
Mar 27, 2025Read first time
Mar 27, 2025Referred to Human Services
Apr 1, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 1, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 1, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 1, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 8, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 8, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 8, 2025Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
Apr 8, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 11, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 11, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 15, 2025Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Apr 23, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Apr 25, 2025Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
Apr 25, 2025Withdrawn from calendar (contested)
Apr 25, 2025Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Apr 25, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Apr 25, 2025Transferred to Calendars Committee
Apr 25, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 25, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 29, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 29, 2025Companion considered in lieu of SB 599
Apr 29, 2025Laid on the table subject to call

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Aicha Davis

Donors

TOP PAC$30K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15K Texas Sands PAC$12K

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 · Jul 12, 2024 to Oct 18, 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.

TOP PAC$29,502.00

TOP PAC

$29,502.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $29,502.00
Total: $29,502.00

printing $29,502.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 27, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 27, 2024. 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: 100989271.

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 · Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100989271, 101016836, 101062769, 101072968.

Texas Sands PAC$12,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100989271, 101062769, 101072968.

Money

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

TOP PAC

$29,502.00

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $29,502.00
Total: $29,502.00

printing $29,502.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 27, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 30, 2024 to Oct 27, 2024. 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: 100989271.

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 · Oct 4, 2024 to Oct 5, 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: 100989271, 101016836, 101062769, 101072968.

Texas Sands PAC

$12,000.00

Cash: $12,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $12,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 11, 2024 to Sep 29, 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: 100989271, 101062769, 101072968.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses9

For: 9
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Children at Risk1 registration
Early Matters Texas1 registration
Self2 registrations
Self; Measure1 registration
Self; Texas Licensed Child Care Association1 registration
Texans Care for Children2 registrations
United Ways of Texas1 registration

Sources

9 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 8, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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 10, 2025

04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Nov 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Human Services · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Companion

SB 599 by West (identical)

Subjects

Day Care

Political Subdivisions

Text

The text as introduced · 181 words

By: A. Davis of Dallas
H.B. No. 4127

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate a

licensed child-care facility or registered family home.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended

by adding Section 250.014 to read as follows:

Sec. 250.014. LICENSED CHILD-CARE HOME, REGISTERED OR

LISTED FAMILY HOME REGULATORY CERTAINTY. (a) A political

subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, or other

measure that requires a licensed child-care home or family home

registered or listed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, to

comply with health and safety standards that exceed those set forth

in statute or by rule of the Texas Health and Human Services

Commission.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.