TX-HB25-2021
Texas · HB 25 · 2021
Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on biological sex.
Anti-LGBTQ+EnactedSpecial session 3
- Bill key
- TX-HB25-2021
- State
- Texas
- Session
- 2021
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- passed
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.B. 25, 87th Leg., 3d Called Sess. (Tex. 2021) (enacted), https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=873&Bill=HB25.
- Short citation
- Tex. H.B. 25.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on biological sex.
Curator notes
K12 through college interscholastic athletes can only participate on teams according to their birth certificate sex or "biological sex"
This number was used more than once in 2021
This page is the bill from special session 3. Another bill has the same number from a different session:
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valoree Swanson | Republican | Representative | HD-150 | Primary sponsor |
| Candy Noble | Republican | Representative | HD-089 | Primary sponsor |
| Stephanie Klick | Republican | Representative | HD-091 | Primary sponsor |
| Cole Hefner | Republican | Representative | HD-005 | Primary sponsor |
| Geanie Morrison | Republican | Representative | HD-030 | Primary sponsor |
| Greg Bonnen | Republican | Representative | HD-024 | Primary sponsor |
| Charles Perry | Republican | Senator | SD-028 | Primary sponsor |
72 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 |
| Kyle Biedermann | Republican | Representative | HD-073 | Co-sponsor |
| Brad Buckley | Republican | Representative | HD-054 | 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 |
| Jeff Cason | Republican | Representative | HD-092 | Co-sponsor |
| Travis Clardy | Republican | Representative | HD-011 | Co-sponsor |
| David Cook | Republican | Representative | HD-096 | Co-sponsor |
| Tom Craddick | Republican | Representative | HD-082 | Co-sponsor |
| John Cyrier | Republican | Representative | HD-017 | Co-sponsor |
| Drew Darby | Republican | Representative | HD-072 | Co-sponsor |
| Jay Dean | Republican | Representative | HD-007 | Co-sponsor |
| James Frank | Republican | Representative | HD-069 | Co-sponsor |
| John Frullo | Republican | Representative | HD-084 | Co-sponsor |
| Gary Gates | Republican | Representative | HD-028 | Co-sponsor |
| Charlie Geren | Republican | Representative | HD-099 | Co-sponsor |
| Sam Harless | Republican | Representative | HD-126 | Co-sponsor |
| Cody Harris | Republican | Representative | HD-008 | Co-sponsor |
| Brian Harrison | Republican | Representative | HD-010 | Co-sponsor |
| Justin Holland | Republican | Representative | HD-033 | Co-sponsor |
| Lacey Hull | Republican | Representative | HD-138 | 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 |
| Phil King | Republican | Representative | SD-010 | Co-sponsor |
| Matt Krause | Republican | Representative | HD-093 | 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 |
| Ben Leman | Republican | Representative | HD-013 | Co-sponsor |
| J.M. Lozano | Republican | Representative | HD-043 | Co-sponsor |
| William Metcalf | Republican | Representative | HD-016 | Co-sponsor |
| Mayes Middleton | Republican | Representative | SD-011 | Co-sponsor |
| Jim Murphy | Republican | Representative | HD-133 | Co-sponsor |
| Andrew Murr | Republican | Representative | HD-053 | Co-sponsor |
| Tom Oliverson | Republican | Representative | HD-130 | Co-sponsor |
| Chris Paddie | Republican | Representative | HD-009 | Co-sponsor |
| Tan Parker | Republican | Representative | SD-012 | 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 |
| Scott Sanford | Republican | Representative | HD-070 | Co-sponsor |
| Matt Schaefer | Republican | Representative | HD-006 | Co-sponsor |
| Mike Schofield | Republican | Representative | HD-132 | Co-sponsor |
| Matthew Shaheen | Republican | Representative | HD-066 | Co-sponsor |
| Hugh Shine | Republican | Representative | HD-055 | Co-sponsor |
| Bryan Slaton | Republican | Representative | HD-002 | 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 |
| Phil Stephenson | Republican | Representative | HD-085 | Co-sponsor |
| Lynn Stucky | Republican | Representative | HD-064 | Co-sponsor |
| Ed Thompson | Republican | Representative | HD-029 | Co-sponsor |
| Tony Tinderholt | Republican | Representative | HD-094 | Co-sponsor |
| Steve Toth | Republican | Representative | HD-015 | Co-sponsor |
| Gary Vandeaver | Republican | Representative | HD-001 | Co-sponsor |
| Cody Vasut | Republican | Representative | HD-025 | Co-sponsor |
| James White | Republican | Representative | HD-019 | Co-sponsor |
| Terry Wilson | Republican | Representative | HD-020 | Co-sponsor |
| Angela Paxton | Republican | Senator | SD-008 | Co-sponsor |
| Charles Schwertner | Republican | Senator | SD-005 | Co-sponsor |
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House Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
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Status changes
- : introduced → passed
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Bill text
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