TX-HB1686-2023

Texas · HB 1686 · 2023

Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments.

Bill key

TX-HB1686-2023

State

Texas

Session

2023

Introduced

January 26, 2023

Last recorded status

introduced

Link

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Citation (Bluebook)

H.B. 1686, 88th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Tex. 2023), https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=88R&Bill=HB1686.

Short citation

Tex. H.B. 1686.

Topics

• Youth gender-affirming care
• Medicaid & public funding for care

Tags

• Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors
• Gender Affirming Care Ban: Medicaid
• Gender Affirming Care Ban: Public Funds

Summary

Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of pub…

Curator notes

Medicaid & Public Funds ban limited to GAC for minors - no adult ban.

Sponsors

5 primary sponsors

Name	Party	Office	District	Role
Tom Oliverson	Republican	Representative	HD-130	Primary sponsor
Stephanie Klick	Republican	Representative	HD-091	Primary sponsor
William Metcalf	Republican	Representative	HD-016	Primary sponsor
Steve Toth	Republican	Representative	HD-015	Primary sponsor
Charlie Geren	Republican	Representative	HD-099	Primary sponsor

75 co-sponsors

Co-sponsors

Name	Party	Office	District	Role
Stephen Allison	Republican	Representative	HD-121	Co-sponsor
Charles Anderson	Republican	Representative	HD-056	Co-sponsor
Trent Ashby	Republican	Representative	HD-009	Co-sponsor
Ernest Bailes	Republican	Representative	HD-018	Co-sponsor
Cecil Bell	Republican	Representative	HD-003	Co-sponsor
Keith Bell	Republican	Representative	HD-004	Co-sponsor
Greg Bonnen	Republican	Representative	HD-024	Co-sponsor
Brad Buckley	Republican	Representative	HD-054	Co-sponsor
Ben Bumgarner	Republican	Representative	HD-063	Co-sponsor
Dewayne Burns	Republican	Representative	HD-058	Co-sponsor
Dustin Burrows	Republican	Representative	HD-083	Co-sponsor
Briscoe Cain	Republican	Representative	HD-128	Co-sponsor
Giovanni Capriglione	Republican	Representative	HD-098	Co-sponsor
Travis Clardy	Republican	Representative	HD-011	Co-sponsor
David Cook	Republican	Representative	HD-096	Co-sponsor
Charles Cunningham	Republican	Representative	HD-127	Co-sponsor
Drew Darby	Republican	Representative	HD-072	Co-sponsor
Jay Dean	Republican	Representative	HD-007	Co-sponsor
Mano DeAyala	Republican	Representative	HD-133	Co-sponsor
Mark Dorazio	Republican	Representative	HD-122	Co-sponsor
James Frank	Republican	Representative	HD-069	Co-sponsor
Frederick Frazier	Republican	Representative	HD-061	Co-sponsor
Gary Gates	Republican	Representative	HD-028	Co-sponsor
Stan Gerdes	Republican	Representative	HD-017	Co-sponsor
Craig Goldman	Republican	Representative	HD-097	Co-sponsor
Ryan Guillen	Republican	Representative	HD-031	Co-sponsor
Sam Harless	Republican	Representative	HD-126	Co-sponsor
Caroline Harris Davila	Republican	Representative	HD-052	Co-sponsor
Cody Harris	Republican	Representative	HD-008	Co-sponsor
Brian Harrison	Republican	Representative	HD-010	Co-sponsor
Richard Hayes	Republican	Representative	HD-057	Co-sponsor
Cole Hefner	Republican	Representative	HD-005	Co-sponsor
Justin Holland	Republican	Representative	HD-033	Co-sponsor
Lacey Hull	Republican	Representative	HD-138	Co-sponsor
Carrie Isaac	Republican	Representative	HD-073	Co-sponsor
Jacey Jetton	Republican	Representative	HD-026	Co-sponsor
Kyle Kacal	Republican	Representative	HD-012	Co-sponsor
Ken King	Republican	Representative	HD-088	Co-sponsor
Stan Kitzman	Republican	Representative	HD-085	Co-sponsor
John Kuempel	Republican	Representative	HD-044	Co-sponsor
Stan Lambert	Republican	Representative	HD-071	Co-sponsor
Brooks Landgraf	Republican	Representative	HD-081	Co-sponsor
Jeff Leach	Republican	Representative	HD-067	Co-sponsor
Terri Leo-Wilson	Republican	Representative	HD-023	Co-sponsor
Janie Lopez	Republican	Representative	HD-037	Co-sponsor
J.M. Lozano	Republican	Representative	HD-043	Co-sponsor
John Lujan	Republican	Representative	HD-118	Co-sponsor
Morgan Meyer	Republican	Representative	HD-108	Co-sponsor
Geanie Morrison	Republican	Representative	HD-030	Co-sponsor
Andrew Murr	Republican	Representative	HD-053	Co-sponsor
Candy Noble	Republican	Representative	HD-089	Co-sponsor
Angelia Orr	Republican	Representative	HD-013	Co-sponsor
Jared Patterson	Republican	Representative	HD-106	Co-sponsor
Dennis Paul	Republican	Representative	HD-129	Co-sponsor
Four Price	Republican	Representative	HD-087	Co-sponsor
John Raney	Republican	Representative	HD-014	Co-sponsor
Glenn Rogers	Republican	Representative	HD-060	Co-sponsor
Matt Schaefer	Republican	Representative	HD-006	Co-sponsor
Nate Schatzline	Republican	Representative	HD-093	Co-sponsor
Matthew Shaheen	Republican	Representative	HD-066	Co-sponsor
Hugh Shine	Republican	Representative	HD-055	Co-sponsor
Shelby Slawson	Republican	Representative	HD-059	Co-sponsor
Reggie Smith	Republican	Representative	HD-062	Co-sponsor
John Smithee	Republican	Representative	HD-086	Co-sponsor
David Spiller	Republican	Representative	HD-068	Co-sponsor
Lynn Stucky	Republican	Representative	HD-064	Co-sponsor
Valoree Swanson	Republican	Representative	HD-150	Co-sponsor
Carl Tepper	Republican	Representative	HD-084	Co-sponsor
Kronda Thimesch	Republican	Representative	HD-065	Co-sponsor
Ed Thompson	Republican	Representative	HD-029	Co-sponsor
Tony Tinderholt	Republican	Representative	HD-094	Co-sponsor
Ellen Troxclair	Republican	Representative	HD-019	Co-sponsor
Gary Vandeaver	Republican	Representative	HD-001	Co-sponsor
Cody Vasut	Republican	Representative	HD-025	Co-sponsor
Terry Wilson	Republican	Representative	HD-020	Co-sponsor

Model-bill lineage

Bill family

Part of a family of 3 similar bills in one state. View the family.

Similar bills

• TX SB 14 (2023)
• TX SB 625 (2023)

Bill text

• As introduced (15,107 characters)

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