SB 2391
Eckhardt Child Care Bill Orders A Study And Nothing Else
Died in committee
Verdict: Smells
Why it's charged
Study, task force, commission, report
THE TEXT
…“conduct a study regarding the cost of child care in this state in”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The commission's only duty is to conduct a study and report its results by December 15, 2026. The bill sets no child-care policy and directs no money to child care.
Study, task force, commission, reportInitial review · graded Oct 21, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to a study regarding the cost of child care in this state in comparison to family income.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
One report, due December 15, 2026. No policy, no money. The whole thing expires in 2027.
The bill orders the Texas Workforce Commission to study what child care costs in Texas compared to what families earn. The study must cover cost trends and projections, costs measured against income standards, the public money available for subsidized child care, how many children get that help, and how many families would qualify. Nothing changes for any family or provider; the commission sends a report to state leaders and legislative committees by December 15, 2026, and the Act expires September 1, 2027.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 12, 2025 and referred to the Senate Economic Development committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB2391 · 2025-03-12
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ITEM
relating to a study regarding the cost of child care in this state in comparison to family income.
WHAT IT DOES
One report, due December 15, 2026. No policy, no money. The whole thing expires in 2027.
The bill orders the Texas Workforce Commission to study what child care costs in Texas compared to what families earn. The study must cover cost trends and projections, costs measured against income standards, the public money available for subsidized child care, how many children get that help, and how many families would qualify. Nothing changes for any family or provider; the commission sends a report to state leaders and legislative committees by December 15, 2026, and the Act expires September 1, 2027.
CHARGES
[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 90%
THE TEXT
…“conduct a study regarding the cost of child care in this state in”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The commission's only duty is to conduct a study and report its results by December 15, 2026. The bill sets no child-care policy and directs no money to child care.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Economic Development
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
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 1, 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Adversarial review by claude-fable-5-1 at high effort: Smells.
Analysis of text version I by claude-fable-5-1, Oct 21, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 12, 2025
03/25/2025 S Referred to Economic Development
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Economic Development · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
HB 460 by Lopez, Ray (identical)
Subjects
Day Care
Interim Studies
Labor--Wages
WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS
Text
The text as introduced · 220 words
89R1821 AMF-F By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 2391 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a study regarding the cost of child care in this state in comparison to family income. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Workforce Commission shall conduct a study regarding the cost of child care in this state in comparison to family income. The study must: (1) examine: (A) trends in child-care costs and projections for future child-care costs; (B) child-care costs compared to family income, considering federal poverty guidelines, state median income, or other relevant income standards; and (C) the amount of governmental money estimated or available to support subsidized child care over the periods applicable to the data described in Paragraphs (A) and (B) of this subdivision and the number of children receiving subsidized child care; and (2) estimate the number of families eligible to receive subsidized child care. (b) Not later than December 15, 2026, the Texas Workforce Commission shall report the results of the study conducted under Subsection (a) of this section to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each legislative standing committee with jurisdiction over child-care facilities. (c) This Act expires September 1, 2027. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.