Texas SB2792 amends the Texas Penal Code to criminalize harassment of hospital personnel on hospital property.

Texas SB2792 amends the Texas Penal Code to expand the definition of harassment to include causing hospital personnel to come into contact with bodily fluids while on hospital property, with intent to assault, harass, or alarm. This applies to nurses, physicians, physician assistants, maintenance staff, receptionists, and other hospital employees. The bill specifies that such contact must be an act of physical force and not occur in the ordinary course of delivering healthcare services. The changes take effect September 1, 2025.

Texas SB2792 amends the Texas Penal Code to criminalize harassment of hospital personnel on hospital property.

Texas SB2792 amends the Texas Penal Code to expand the definition of harassment to include causing hospital personnel to come into contact with bodily fluids while on hospital property, with intent to assault, harass, or alarm. This applies to nurses, physicians, physician assistants, maintenance staff, receptionists, and other hospital employees. The bill specifies that such contact must be an act of physical force and not occur in the ordinary course of delivering healthcare services. The changes take effect September 1, 2025.