89R865 LRM-F
By: Walle H.B. No. 777
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the places a public employer may provide for employees
to express breast milk.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 619.004, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 619.004. PUBLIC EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES. A public
employer shall:
(1) provide a reasonable amount of break time for an
employee to express breast milk each time the employee has need to
express the milk; and
(2) provide a place, other than a [multiple user]
bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from
other employees and the public where the employee can express
breast milk.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.