Monitoring the Session

HB 5122

bill ordering a child care link on the TWC website

Companion SB 1265 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52

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 certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to child-care resources.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

One prominent link to help employers help working parents.

The bill orders the Texas Workforce Commission to keep a prominent link on its website to a page of current information that helps employers help working parents find child care. The page must cover child-care assistance, tax credits, dependent care savings accounts, free tools and optional employer policies, and it must say the commission gives no legal advice and employers are not required to adopt anything. The commission must post the page by February 1, 2026, and the law takes effect September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ACROSS THE AISLE. Joint authors: 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats. Party as the Legislative Reference Library lists it for the 89th Legislature.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5122 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Caroline Harris DavilaRHouse 52 Rep. Claudia OrdazDHouse 79 Rep. Angie Chen ButtonRHouse 112

+ 1 more author

ITEM

relating to certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to child-care resources.

WHAT IT DOES

One prominent link to help employers help working parents.

The bill orders the Texas Workforce Commission to keep a prominent link on its website to a page of current information that helps employers help working parents find child care. The page must cover child-care assistance, tax credits, dependent care savings accounts, free tools and optional employer policies, and it must say the commission gives no legal advice and employers are not required to adopt anything. The commission must post the page by February 1, 2026, and the law takes effect September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 17, 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

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in formal meeting
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
  13. Considered in Calendars
  14. Placed on General State Calendar
  15. Companion considered in lieu of SB 1265
  16. Laid on the table subject to call
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Caroline Harris Davila

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$961KTexas Conservative Majority PAC$739KCourt Reform Action for Familes Texas PAC$75K

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 27, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$960,552.08

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$960,552.08

Cash
$85,000.00
Paid by others
$875,552.08
Total
$960,552.08
advertising $595,238.00mail $237,770.40polling $42,460.35fundraiser $83.33

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 23, 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: 101008087, 101031516, 101035818, 101040655, 101057099, 101067933, 101070037.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$739,102.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$739,102.00

Cash
$200,000.00
Paid by others
$539,102.00
Total
$739,102.00
canvassing $430,352.00advertising $100,000.00polling $8,750.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 8, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101067933, 101070037.

Court Reform Action for Familes Texas PAC$75,000.00

Court Reform Action for Familes Texas PAC

$75,000.00

Cash
$75,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$75,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 6, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 6, 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: 101070037.

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$960,552.08

Cash
$85,000.00
Paid by others
$875,552.08
Total
$960,552.08
advertising $595,238.00mail $237,770.40polling $42,460.35fundraiser $83.33

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 23, 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: 101008087, 101031516, 101035818, 101040655, 101057099, 101067933, 101070037.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$739,102.00

Cash
$200,000.00
Paid by others
$539,102.00
Total
$739,102.00
canvassing $430,352.00advertising $100,000.00polling $8,750.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 8, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101067933, 101070037.

×

Court Reform Action for Familes Texas PAC

$75,000.00

Cash
$75,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$75,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Oct 6, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 6, 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: 101070037.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses19
For
18
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • Bexar County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Children at Risk1 registration
  • Conference of Urban Counties1 registration
  • Dallas County1 registration
  • Dallas Regional Chamber1 registration
  • Early Matters Greater Austin1 registration
  • Early Matters Texas1 registration
  • Harris County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • Methodist Healthcare Ministries1 registration
  • Self1 registration
  • Self; Care.com1 registration
  • Self; Every Texan (formerly CPPP)1 registration
  • Texas Association of Goodwills1 registration
  • Texas Association of Staffing1 registration
  • Texas Restaurant Association1 registration
  • Travis County Commissioners Court1 registration
  • United Ways of Texas1 registration
  • Wonderschool1 registration

On

  • The Texas Workforce Commission1 registration
Sources

19 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 significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 17, 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 13, 2025

05/14/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

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

House committee · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Committee vote 9 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 1265 by Alvarado (identical)

Subjects

Day Care

Labor--General

INTERNET

WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS

Text

The text as introduced · 252 words

89R9004 DNC-D

By: Harris Davila
H.B. No. 5122

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with

respect to child-care resources.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 302, Labor Code, is

amended by adding Section 302.0064 to read as follows:

Sec. 302.0064. CHILD-CARE RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYERS. (a)

The commission shall maintain in a prominent location on its

Internet website a link to a web page consisting of comprehensive

and current information to help employers assist employees who are

parents with accessing child care, including information on:

(1) child-care assistance;

(2) best practices for assisting employees who are

parents;

(3) any available state and federal tax credits;

(4) dependent care savings accounts;

(5) any available free tools or templates;

(6) policies and benefits an employer may adopt to

assist employees in accessing child care; and

(7) other resources related to child care that the

commission considers relevant.

(b) The web page described by Subsection (a) must include an

explanation that:

(1) the commission does not and may not provide legal

advice; and

(2) an employer is not required to implement any

employment policy or benefit included on the web page unless

required by other law.

SECTION 2. Not later than February 1, 2026, the Texas

Workforce Commission shall post on its Internet website the

information required by Section 302.0064, Labor Code, as added by

this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.