TX HB334

Authorizes county commissioners courts to establish voluntary family leave pool programs allowing county employees to donate accrued sick or vacation leave time to a shared pool

Employees may withdraw time from the pool after exhausting their own leave for qualifying reasons: birth of a child, adoption or foster placement of a child under 18, guardianship of an adult, serious illness (including pandemic-related), pandemic-created extenuating circumstances like school/daycare closures, or if they previously donated to the pool

Withdrawals are limited to the lesser of one-third of total pool time or 90 days maximum per employee

County judges must either serve as pool administrator or appoint someone to the role; retiring employees may designate accrued leave hours to donate to the pool upon retirement

Passed the House 131-3 on May 2, 2025, and the Senate 31-0 on May 13, 2025; takes effect immediately with two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025