Bill > HB1465

This bill amends the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and Penal Code to expand and clarify the legal provisions related to invasive visual recording. Specifically, the bill adds "invasive visual recording" to the list of reportable convictions that require sex offender registration, and provides a more detailed definition of what constitutes a "place in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy." The bill defines such a place as a location where a reasonable person would believe they could undress without concern of being photographed or visually recorded, including bathrooms, bedrooms, and changing rooms. It modifies the existing law on invasive visual recording to broaden the scope of prohibited actions, such as photographing, recording, broadcasting, or transmitting visual images of a person in a private space without consent and with the intent to invade their privacy. The changes will only apply to offenses committed on or after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025, meaning previous offenses will be governed by the law in effect at the time they were committed. The bill aims to provide clearer legal protections against unauthorized visual recording and strengthen the consequences for such invasions of privacy.

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