H.B. No. 1465 amends the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and the Penal Code to enhance the legal framework surrounding the criminal offense of invasive visual recording. The bill specifically adds the offense of "invasive visual recording" to the list of reportable convictions that require sex offender registration. This inclusion means that individuals convicted of this offense will be subject to the same registration requirements as those convicted of other serious sexual offenses. Additionally, the bill clarifies the definition of a "place in which a person has a reasonable expectation of privacy," explicitly including locations such as bathrooms, bedrooms, and changing rooms.

Furthermore, the bill modifies the existing language regarding the offense of invasive visual recording, broadening the scope of what constitutes an invasion of privacy. It specifies that a person commits an offense if they record or transmit a visual image of another person in a place where that person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, thus removing the previous limitation to just bathrooms or changing rooms. The changes in law will apply only to offenses committed on or after the effective date of the Act, which is set for September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Penal Code 21.15 (Penal Code 21)
House Committee Report: Penal Code 21.15 (Penal Code 21)
Engrossed: Penal Code 21.15 (Penal Code 21)
Senate Committee Report: Penal Code 21.15 (Penal Code 21)
Enrolled: Penal Code 21.15 (Penal Code 21)