HB1558 - Relating to the expression of breast milk in public buildings and providing leave for state employees to donate breast milk.

  89R5946 LRM-D     By: Goodwin H.B. No. 1558       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the expression of breast milk in public buildings and   providing leave for state employees to donate breast milk.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 443, Government Code, is amended by   adding Section 443.0134 to read as follows:           Sec.   443.0134.     PLACE TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK. The board   shall provide a place in the Capitol, other than a bathroom, that is   shielded from view and free from intrusion of any person where a   member of the public or an employee can express breast milk.          SECTION 2.  Section 619.004, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 619.004.  PUBLIC EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES.   (a)   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.           (b)     A public employer that engages in or contracts for the   construction or renovation of any building regularly occupied by   members of the public shall ensure the building includes a publicly   accessible place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view   and free from intrusion of another person where a member of the   public can express breast milk.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 661.925 to read as follows:           Sec.   661.925.     LEAVE FOR BREAST MILK DONORS. (a) A state   agency shall allow each agency employee sufficient time off,   without a deduction in salary or accrued leave, to donate breast   milk.           (b)     An employee may not receive time off under this section   unless the employee obtains approval from the employee's supervisor   before taking time off.           (c)     An employee may receive time off under this section once   a month.            SECTION 4.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the State Preservation Board shall establish a place in   the Capitol for a person to express breast milk as required by   Section 443.0134, Government Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 5.  Section 619.004(b), Government Code, as added by   this Act, applies only to the construction or renovation of a   building described by that section that begins on or after the   effective date of this Act.          SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.