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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition on the issuance or enforcement of a search |
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warrant, subpoena, or other court order for certain menstrual |
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health data. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 18, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 18.0216 to read as follows: |
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Art. 18.0216. MENSTRUAL HEALTH DATA: SEARCH AND SEIZURE |
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PROHIBITED. (a) In this article, "menstrual health data" means any |
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information, recorded in any format, that is created or received by |
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an entity and that relates to or is used to determine, predict, or |
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estimate an individual's past, present, or future menstrual health |
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or menstrual cycles. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Article 18.02 or any other provision of |
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this code, a magistrate may not issue a search warrant, subpoena, or |
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other court order, and a law enforcement agency may not serve, |
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execute, or otherwise enforce a search warrant, subpoena, or other |
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court order for purposes of searching for, seizing, or ordering the |
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production of the menstrual health data of an individual, including |
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data stored on a computer, computer network, or other device |
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containing electronic or digital information. |
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(c) Menstrual health data obtained in violation of this |
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article and expert testimony related to the data are inadmissible |
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in a criminal action. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |