Bill Text: TX HB443 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub

Texas House Bill 443 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the places a public employer may provide for employees to express breast milk.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-24 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB443 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB443-Comm_Sub.html

	85R3448 AAF-F

	By: Walle, Neave	H.B. No. 443



	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, 2017.