Texas SB1587 makes nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions void and unenforceable if they prevent reporting of child sexual abuse.

Texas SB1587 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to add a new chapter that addresses agreements prohibiting disclosures regarding child sexual abuse. The bill voids and makes unenforceable any nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions that prevent notifying law enforcement or disclosing facts about acts of sexual abuse committed against a child. This includes prohibiting a party from notifying a local or state law enforcement agency or any state or federal regulatory agency of such abuse, or from disclosing facts about the abuse, including the identity of the alleged offender.

Texas SB1587 makes nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions void and unenforceable if they prevent reporting of child sexual abuse.

Texas SB1587 amends the Civil Practice and Remedies Code to add a new chapter that addresses agreements prohibiting disclosures regarding child sexual abuse. The bill voids and makes unenforceable any nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions that prevent notifying law enforcement or disclosing facts about acts of sexual abuse committed against a child. This includes prohibiting a party from notifying a local or state law enforcement agency or any state or federal regulatory agency of such abuse, or from disclosing facts about the abuse, including the identity of the alleged offender.