89th Legislature

HB 4598

Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
HB 4598 creates an employer contribution system to support the Texas subsidized child care services program. It mandates that employers must pay a 0.15% contribution on all wages paid to employees, with funds directed to a dedicated child care services account. Employers that provide self-funded child care for all dependents of eligible employees are exempt from this requirement​.
Author
Vikki Goodwin
Co-Author
John Bryant
Terry Meza
Penny Morales Shaw
Ana-Maria Ramos
Eugene Wu