TX SB835

Nondisclosure and confidentiality provisions in employment agreements, settlement agreements, or any other agreements are void and unenforceable to the extent they prohibit disclosure of sexual abuse or related facts

"Act of sexual abuse" includes indecency with a child, sexual assault, aggravated sexual assault, sexual performance by a child, trafficking of persons (sexual offenses), and compelling prostitution under Texas Penal Code

Settlement agreement terms such as payment amounts can still be kept confidential; only provisions preventing disclosure of the abuse itself are unenforceable

Applies retroactively to agreements entered into before, on, or after the effective date; enforcement of pre-existing agreements requires obtaining a final declaratory judgment that the provision is enforceable

Takes effect September 1, 2025, and may be cited as "Trey's Law"