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TX HB347
Bill
Status
11/12/2024
Primary Sponsor
James Talarico
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AI Summary
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Adds "lactation room" to the list of protected spaces under Texas's invasive visual recording statute (Section 21.15, Penal Code), alongside bathrooms and changing rooms
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Defines "lactation room" as any room or partitioned area provided for or primarily used for expressing breast milk, breast-feeding an infant, or addressing other breast-feeding-related needs
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Makes it a criminal offense to photograph, videotape, record, broadcast, or transmit a visual image of another person in a lactation room without consent and with intent to invade privacy
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Applies only to offenses committed on or after the effective date; prior offenses remain governed by former law
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of invasive visual recording in a lactation room.
Crimes
Last Action
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
2/28/2025