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TX SB406

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mayes Middleton

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires Texas birth certificates to include a space for recording biological sex as either male or female, determined by sex organs, chromosomes, or endogenous profile

  • Prohibits registrars and courts from issuing amended birth certificates that change the biological sex designation, with limited exceptions

  • Allows sex designation changes only to correct clerical errors, complete missing information, or for individuals born with medically documented atypical or ambiguous sex characteristics whose sex is later determined by a physician

  • Exempts children born with physician-documented atypical or ambiguous sex organs, chromosomes, or endogenous profile from the requirement to list biological sex at birth, allowing later amendment once sex is determined

  • Directs the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules implementing these changes, with an effective date of September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain persons.

Health

Last Action

Referred to Public Health

4/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Health4/17/2025
State Affairs2/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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