Monitoring the SessionHB 388
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to collecting and sharing capacity and enrollment information for certain child-care facilities.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Day cares report enrollment monthly. Parents see openings by age group.
The bill requires every day-care center, group day-care home and family home to send capacity and enrollment numbers to the Texas Workforce Commission at least once a month and to report changes as soon as practicable. The commission must post that information, broken down by age group, on its child care availability portal so parents can find openings near them. Child-care providers take on a new monthly reporting duty starting September 1, 2027, under rules the Health and Human Services Commission must adopt.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 2271 (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB388 · 2026-11-09
relating to collecting and sharing capacity and enrollment information for certain child-care facilities.
Day cares report enrollment monthly. Parents see openings by age group.
The bill requires every day-care center, group day-care home and family home to send capacity and enrollment numbers to the Texas Workforce Commission at least once a month and to report changes as soon as practicable. The commission must post that information, broken down by age group, on its child care availability portal so parents can find openings near them. Child-care providers take on a new monthly reporting duty starting September 1, 2027, under rules the Health and Human Services Commission must adopt.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 4, 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.
$42,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Sep 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101027868, 101056902, 101071964.
$17,500.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Sep 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101056902, 101071964.
$10,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 15, 2025. 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: 101027868.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$42,500.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Sep 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101027868, 101056902, 101071964.
$17,500.00
Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Sep 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: 100985345, 101012323, 101056902, 101071964.
$10,000.00
Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · on Dec 15, 2025. 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: 101027868.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Walle, same lead author · Did not pass · reworked
Introduced textLast action, May 12, 2025: Received from the House
Relating to collecting and sharing capacity and enrollment information for certain day-care centers.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Day Care
Human Services--Child Services
The text as introduced · 261 words
90R508 MM-D By: Walle H.B. No. 388 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to collecting and sharing capacity and enrollment information for certain child-care facilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 42.0414 to read as follows: Sec. 42.0414. SUBMISSION OF CAPACITY AND ENROLLMENT DATA. (a) Each day-care center, group day-care home, and family home shall submit capacity and enrollment information to the Texas Workforce Commission at least once each month, and the commission shall include the information on the commission's child care availability portal to allow parents to locate day-care centers, group day-care homes, and family homes in their geographic region that have available openings. (b) The information provided under this section must be disaggregated by age group and include information regarding: (1) the day-care center's, group day-care home's, or family home's desired total capacity; (2) the number of children currently enrolled in the center or home; and (3) the number of positions the center or home has available for enrollment. (c) Each day-care center, group day-care home, and family home shall notify the Texas Workforce Commission as soon as practicable after any change in the center's or home's capacity or enrollment. SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 42.0414, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.