HB 258

89R3446 SCF-D
		By: González of El Paso
  H.B. No. 258
  A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
  AN ACT
  relating to leave for lactating state employees.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 661, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 661.925 to read as follows:
         Sec. 661.925.  LEAVE FOR LACTATING STATE EMPLOYEES.  (a)  A
  state agency shall allow each agency employee sufficient time off,
  without a deduction in salary or accrued leave, to express breast
  milk each time the employee has a reasonable need to express breast
  milk.
         (b)  An agency employee is entitled to the time off provided
  by this section until the third anniversary of the date of
  childbirth or a reproductive loss.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.