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This bill amends the Texas Penal Code to expand protections against invasive visual recording by adding a specific definition for "lactation room" and including lactation rooms as a protected space where unauthorized visual recording is a criminal offense. The bill defines a lactation room as a room or area primarily used for expressing breast milk, breast-feeding an infant child, or addressing other breast-feeding-related needs. Under the proposed amendment, it would be a criminal offense to photograph, record, broadcast, or transmit a visual image of another person in a lactation room without their consent and with the intent to invade their privacy. The law will apply only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025, which is the bill's effective date. This legislation aims to protect individuals' privacy and dignity in spaces designated for breast-feeding and related activities by making unauthorized visual recording in such spaces a punishable offense.

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