89R297 CXP-D     By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 48       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or   adoption of a child.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 661.9125(a), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  This section applies only to a state employee who:                (1)  is a member of the Employees Retirement System of   Texas or is employed by a board, commission, department, or other   agency in the executive branch of state government created by the   constitution or a statute of this state, including [except for] an   institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003,   Education Code; and                (2)  takes leave under Section 661.912 for the:                      (A)  birth of a child;                      (B)  birth of a child by the employee's spouse;                      (C)  birth of a child by a gestational surrogate;   or                      (D)  adoption of a child.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.