Texas SB2789 amends the prosecution and punishment for invasive visual recording offenses and sex offender registration requirements.

Texas SB2789 amends the Texas Penal Code to redefine invasive visual recording offenses, increasing penalties and clarifying the applicability of sex offender registration requirements. The bill specifies that recording someone without consent in a private location or a bathroom is a state jail felony with a minimum one-year confinement. Promoting such recordings is also a felony of the third degree. The changes apply to offenses committed after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025. The bill also updates the definition of "sexual conduct" in the Penal Code.

Texas SB2789 amends the prosecution and punishment for invasive visual recording offenses and sex offender registration requirements.

Texas SB2789 amends the Texas Penal Code to redefine invasive visual recording offenses, increasing penalties and clarifying the applicability of sex offender registration requirements. The bill specifies that recording someone without consent in a private location or a bathroom is a state jail felony with a minimum one-year confinement. Promoting such recordings is also a felony of the third degree. The changes apply to offenses committed after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025. The bill also updates the definition of "sexual conduct" in the Penal Code.