SB 1781

relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 171, Tax Code, is amended by adding
Subchapter V to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER V.  TAX CREDIT FOR PROVISION OF CHILD CARE
Sec. 171.9241.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "employee"
means an individual who performs services for an employer for
compensation under an oral or written contract of hire, whether
express or implied.  The term does not include an independent
Sec. 171.9242.  ENTITLEMENT TO CREDIT.  A taxable entity is
entitled to a credit in the amount and under the conditions provided
by this subchapter against the tax imposed under this chapter.
Sec. 171.9243.  QUALIFICATION.  A taxable entity qualifies
for a credit under this subchapter if the taxable entity subsidizes
all or a portion of the entity's employees' costs for child care at:
(1)  a licensed child-care center operated by the
(2)  a licensed commercial or home-based child-care
Sec. 171.9244.  AMOUNT OF CREDIT.  The amount of a taxable
entity's credit for a report is equal to the lesser of:
(1)  the amount of the costs attributable to
subsidizing employee child care in the manner described by Section
171.9243 during the period on which the report is based; or
(2)  the amount equal to 1.5 percent of the franchise
tax due for the report after applying all other applicable credits.
Sec. 171.9245.  APPLICATION FOR CREDIT.  (a)  A taxable
entity must apply for a credit under this subchapter on or with the
report for which the credit is claimed.
(b)  A taxable entity must apply for the credit in the manner
prescribed by the comptroller and include with the application any
information requested by the comptroller to determine whether the
entity is eligible for the credit under this subchapter.
Sec. 171.9246.  ASSIGNMENT PROHIBITED; EXEMPTION.  A taxable
entity may not convey, assign, or transfer the credit allowed under
this subchapter to another taxable entity unless substantially all
of the assets of the taxable entity are conveyed, assigned, or
transferred in the same transaction.
Sec. 171.9247.  RULES.  The comptroller shall adopt rules
necessary to implement and administer this subchapter.
SECTION 2.  This Act applies only to a report originally due
on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.