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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expression of breast milk in public buildings and |
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providing leave for state employees to donate breast milk. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 443.0134 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 443.0134. PLACE TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK. The board |
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shall provide a place in the Capitol, other than a bathroom, that is |
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shielded from view and free from intrusion of any person where a |
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member of the public or an employee can express breast milk. |
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SECTION 2. Section 619.004, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 619.004. PUBLIC EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) A |
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public employer shall: |
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(1) provide a reasonable amount of break time for an |
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employee to express breast milk each time the employee has need to |
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express the milk; and |
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(2) provide a place, other than a [multiple user] |
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bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from |
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other employees and the public where the employee can express |
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breast milk. |
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(b) A public employer that engages in or contracts for the |
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construction or renovation of any building regularly occupied by |
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members of the public shall ensure the building includes a publicly |
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accessible place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view |
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and free from intrusion of another person where a member of the |
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public can express breast milk. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 661.925 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 661.925. LEAVE FOR BREAST MILK DONORS. (a) A state |
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agency shall allow each agency employee sufficient time off, |
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without a deduction in salary or accrued leave, to donate breast |
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milk. |
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(b) An employee may not receive time off under this section |
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unless the employee obtains approval from the employee's supervisor |
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before taking time off. |
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(c) An employee may receive time off under this section once |
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a month. |
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SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the State Preservation Board shall establish a place in |
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the Capitol for a person to express breast milk as required by |
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Section 443.0134, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. Section 619.004(b), Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to the construction or renovation of a |
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building described by that section that begins on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |