Texas HB319: Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties.

What the bill says

An act relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties.

From the introduced text, September 3, 2025:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 2, Labor Code, is amended by adding Chapter 83 to read as follows: [ADDED: CHAPTER 83. EARNED PAID SICK LEAVE] [ADDED: Sec. 83.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Commission" means the Texas Workforce ] [ADDED: Commission.] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Employee" means an individual employed by an ] [ADDED: employer.] [ADDED: (3)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Employer" means a person who is engaged in an ] [ADDED: industry affecting commerce and who employs one or more employees.] [ADDED: (4) "Family member" means:] [] [ADDED: (B)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: the employee's natural child, adopted child, ] [] [ADDED: (C)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: a child to whom the employee stands in loco ] [] [ADDED: (D)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: an individual to whom the employee stood in ] [] [ADDED: (E)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: the employee's parent, foster parent, ] [] [ADDED: (F)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: a parent, foster parent, stepparent, ] [ADDED: adoptive parent, or legal guardian or conservator of the employee's ] [] [ADDED: (G)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: the employee's grandparent or ] [] [ADDED: (H)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: the grandparent or step-grandparent of the ] …

Sponsors

• Ron Reynolds (D, HD-027) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. September 3, 2025: Filed

Common questions

What is HB319?

HB319 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties.

What does HB319 do?

In its own words: An act relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties.

What is the status of HB319?

Introduced as of September 3, 2025. Latest action: Filed (September 3, 2025).

Who sponsored HB319?

Ron Reynolds (D, HD-027).

Where is the official record for HB319?

On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00319