TX HB5164

Requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide 60 days of paid parental leave to full-time employees who have worked for the employer for at least 12 months

Paid leave applies to birth of a child (by employee, spouse, or gestational surrogate), adoption, or provision of foster care or kinship care for children under one year old in state conservatorship

Compensation during leave equals the employee's average weekly wage from the preceding 12 months, and leave must be taken within one year of the qualifying event and only once per 12-month period

Employers may pay leave costs directly or maintain an insurance policy to cover the costs, with the Commissioner of Insurance authorized to adopt rules on coverage requirements and rates

Prohibits adverse employment actions (termination, suspension, compensation or promotion impacts) against employees who take or plan to take leave; paid leave entitlement begins January 1, 2027