Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 165.002
Right to Breast-feed or Express Breast Milk

A mother is entitled to breast-feed her baby or express breast milk in any location in which the mother’s presence is otherwise authorized.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 731 (H.B. 541), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Sec. 165.003. BUSINESS DESIGNATION AS “MOTHER-FRIENDLY”. (a) A business may use the designation “mother-friendly” in its promotional materials if the business develops a policy supporting the practice of worksite breast-feeding that addresses the following:

(1)

work schedule flexibility, including scheduling breaks and work patterns to provide time for expression of milk;

(2)

the provision of accessible locations allowing privacy;

(3)

access nearby to a clean, safe water source and a sink for washing hands and rinsing out any needed breast-pumping equipment; and

(4)

access to hygienic storage alternatives in the workplace for the mother’s breast milk.

(b)

The business shall submit its breast-feeding policy to the department. The department shall maintain a list of “mother-friendly” businesses covered under this section and shall make the list available for public inspection.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.

Source: Section 165.002 — Right to Breast-feed or Express Breast Milk, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­165.­htm#165.­002 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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