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TX HB1465
Bill
Status
5/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Hillary Hickland
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AI Summary
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Adds invasive visual recording (Section 21.15, Penal Code) to the list of offenses requiring sex offender registration upon conviction or adjudication
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Expands the definition of protected locations for invasive visual recording from "bathroom or changing room" to any "place in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy," including bathrooms, bedrooms, and changing rooms
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Defines "place in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy" as any location where a reasonable person would believe they could disrobe without being photographed, recorded, broadcast, or transmitted
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Applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025; prior offenses remain governed by existing law
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Passed the House 136-0 on May 2, 2025 and the Senate 31-0 on May 16, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense.
Crimes
Last Action
Effective on 9/1/25
5/29/2025