The bill, H.B. No. 1558, aims to enhance the rights of individuals expressing breast milk in public buildings and to provide state employees with leave to donate breast milk. It amends the Government Code by adding Section 443.0134, which mandates that the board provide a designated area in the Capitol, separate from bathrooms, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion for individuals to express breast milk. Additionally, it modifies Section 619.004 to require public employers to offer reasonable break time and a private space for employees to express breast milk, while also ensuring that any new or renovated public buildings include accessible areas for this purpose.

Furthermore, the bill introduces Section 661.925, which allows state employees to take time off, without salary deductions, to donate breast milk, contingent upon supervisor approval. Employees are permitted to take this leave once a month. The bill stipulates that the State Preservation Board must establish a designated area in the Capitol for expressing breast milk as soon as practicable after the bill's effective date, which is set for September 1, 2025.

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Introduced: Government Code 619.004 (Government Code 619)