HB 5626

bill guaranteeing unpaid leave for organ and marrow donors

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 the right of an employee to unpaid leave to donate an organ or bone marrow or to receive an organ or bone marrow transplant.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Up to 90 working days a year. Public employers left out.

The bill gives workers a right to unpaid time off to donate an organ or bone marrow, or to receive a transplant, for up to 90 working days a year. It covers employees of private employers with at least one worker, and it leaves out public employers. Workers must give written notice as soon as they reasonably can, and an employer that breaks the rule commits an unlawful employment practice under the state's existing job-discrimination chapter.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development subcommittee on Workforce. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5626 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Josey GarciaDHouse 124

ITEM

relating to the right of an employee to unpaid leave to donate an organ or bone marrow or to receive an organ or bone marrow transplant.

WHAT IT DOES

Up to 90 working days a year. Public employers left out.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 14, 2025Filed
Apr 7, 2025Read first time
Apr 7, 2025Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Josey Garcia

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$12K Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$10K House Democratic Campaign Committee$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 27, 2024 to Oct 22, 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$11,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$11,500.00

Cash: $11,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $11,500.00

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 5, 2024 to Sep 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.

Report IDs: 100978474, 101016612, 101060352, 101067943.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$10,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

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 · on Dec 14, 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: 100978474.

House Democratic Campaign Committee$7,000.00

House Democratic Campaign Committee

$7,000.00

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

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 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: 101060352.

Money

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

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$11,500.00

Cash: $11,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $11,500.00

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 5, 2024 to Sep 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.

Report IDs: 100978474, 101016612, 101060352, 101067943.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$10,000.00

Cash: $10,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $10,000.00

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 · on Dec 14, 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: 100978474.

House Democratic Campaign Committee

$7,000.00

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

Also funds 9 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Apr 30, 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: 101060352.

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 14, 2025

04/07/2025 H Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM

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 · Trade, Workforce & Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Health--General

Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions

Labor--General

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & LEAVE

FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE

ORGAN & TISSUE DONATIONS

Text

The text as introduced · 369 words

89R16167 DNC-D

By: Garcia of Bexar
H.B. No. 5626

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the right of an employee to unpaid leave to donate an

organ or bone marrow or to receive an organ or bone marrow

transplant.

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

SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 2, Labor Code, is amended by

adding Chapter 85 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 85. EMPLOYEE RIGHT TO UNPAID LEAVE TO DONATE AN ORGAN OR

BONE MARROW OR TO RECEIVE AN ORGAN OR BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT

Sec. 85.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Employee" means a person other than an

independent contractor who, for compensation, performs services

for an employer under a written or oral contract of hire, whether

express or implied.

(2) "Employer" means a person who employs one or more

employees. The term does not include a public employer.

Sec. 85.002. RIGHT TO LEAVE FOR ORGAN OR BONE MARROW DONOR

OR ORGAN OR BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT. (a) An employee is

entitled to unpaid leave for the time necessary to permit the

employee to serve as an organ or bone marrow donor or to receive an

organ or bone marrow transplant.

(b) An employee shall provide written notice to the employer

of the employee's intent to take unpaid leave under this chapter as

soon as is reasonably practicable.

Sec. 85.003. AMOUNT OF LEAVE. The leave to which an

employee is entitled under this chapter is the lesser of:

(1) the amount of leave requested by the employee; or

(2) 90 working days in a calendar year.

Sec. 85.004. LEAVE CONCURRENT WITH FEDERAL FAMILY LEAVE

ACT. An employee who is entitled to leave under the federal Family

and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.) must

take leave under that law concurrent with any leave taken under this

chapter.

Sec. 85.005. UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE. An employer who

violates this chapter commits an unlawful employment practice under

Chapter 21.

SECTION 2. Chapter 85, Labor Code, as added by this Act,

applies only to an unlawful employment practice that occurs on or

after the effective date of this Act.

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