S.B. No. 599 amends the Local Government Code by adding Section 250.014, which establishes regulatory certainty for group day-care homes and family homes. The new provision prohibits political subdivisions from adopting or enforcing any ordinances, orders, or measures that impose health and safety standards on these licensed, registered, or listed homes that exceed the standards set by existing statutes or rules from the Health and Human Services Commission. This aims to ensure that local regulations do not create additional burdens on day-care providers beyond what is already mandated at the state level.

The bill is set to take effect immediately upon receiving a two-thirds majority vote from both houses of the legislature; otherwise, it will become effective on September 1, 2025. The bill has successfully passed both the Senate and the House with significant support, indicating a strong legislative consensus on the need for regulatory consistency in the operation of group day-care and family homes in Texas.

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