Text of TX HB 1952 (2023)
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 minors.
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88R9436 EAS-D
By: Toth
H.B. No. 1952
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth
certificate.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 192.002, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) The form must include a space for recording the
biological sex of a child as either male or female. A child born
with a Y chromosome must be classified as male and a child born
without a Y chromosome must be classified as female. The method of
classifying a child's biological sex used under this section
applies to other laws of this state with respect to the
determination of a person's sex or gender.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the
changes in law made by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.