TX HB3059

Establishes the Texas Family Fund Program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission to provide paid parental leave for employees who have worked at least 1,540 hours (full-time) or 30 hours per week (part-time) in the preceding 12 months

Provides 40 days of paid leave for employees who give birth, and 20 days for spouses of birth parents, parents using gestational surrogates, adoptive parents, and foster/kinship care providers of children under one year old

Requires employers with 50 or more employees to pay a contribution of 0.15% of wages quarterly, with employers allowed to deduct up to 50% of this contribution from employee wages; smaller employers may participate voluntarily

Caps weekly benefit payments at the lesser of the employee's average weekly wage or the state average weekly wage, and leave must be taken within one year of the child's birth, adoption, or placement

Prohibits employers from taking adverse employment actions against employees who take or plan to take paid leave, with program implementation by January 1, 2026 and benefits available starting January 1, 2027