Bill Text: TX SB84 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the definition and use of the terms "male" and "female" for purposes of certain government documents.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-11-12 - Filed [SB84 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SB84-Introduced.html
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| By: Hall | S.B. No. 84 | |
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| relating to the definition and use of the terms "male" and "female" | ||
| for purposes of certain government documents. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. FINDINGS. The legislature finds that: | ||
| (1) males and females possess unique immutable | ||
| biological differences that manifest prior to birth and increase as | ||
| individuals age and experience puberty; | ||
| (2) biological differences between the sexes mean that | ||
| only females are able to get pregnant, give birth, and breastfeed | ||
| children; | ||
| (3) biological differences between the sexes mean that | ||
| males are, on average, bigger, stronger, and faster than females; | ||
| (4) biological differences between the sexes leave | ||
| females more physically vulnerable than males to specific forms of | ||
| violence, including sexual violence; | ||
| (5) females have historically suffered discrimination | ||
| in education, athletics, and employment; | ||
| (6) biological differences between the sexes are | ||
| enduring and may, in some circumstances, warrant the creation of | ||
| separate social, educational, athletic, or other spaces in order to | ||
| ensure individuals' safety and allow members of each sex to succeed | ||
| and thrive; | ||
| (7) inconsistencies in court rulings and policy | ||
| initiatives with regard to the definitions of "sex," "male," | ||
| "female," "man," and "woman" have led to endangerment of single-sex | ||
| spaces and resources, necessitating clarification of certain | ||
| terms; and | ||
| (8) an individual's sex is defined as the individual's | ||
| biological sex at birth, either male or female. | ||
| SECTION 2. Chapter 2051, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter G to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER G. DEFINITIONS OF MALE AND FEMALE FOR CERTAIN | ||
| GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND NOTICES | ||
| Sec. 2051.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: | ||
| (1) "Female" means an individual whose biological | ||
| reproductive system is developed to produce ova. | ||
| (2) "Governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by | ||
| Section 2051.041. | ||
| (3) "Male" means an individual whose biological | ||
| reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female. | ||
| Sec. 2051.252. DEFINITIONS OF MALE AND FEMALE FOR CERTAIN | ||
| GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND NOTICES. A document, | ||
| policy, survey, questionnaire, report, publication, notice, or | ||
| other written or electronic material produced by a governmental | ||
| entity or official may only reference two sexes, male and female, | ||
| when requesting or providing information regarding an individual's | ||
| sex. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
