TX-HB3478-2025

Texas · HB 3478 · 2025

Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect and the temporary emergency jurisdiction of a court in this state over a child at risk of receiving certain prohibited gender transitioning or gender reassignment procedures or treatments.

Anti-LGBTQ+Failed
Bill key
TX-HB3478-2025
State
Texas
Session
2025
Introduced
Last recorded status
introduced
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Citation (Bluebook)
H.B. 3478, 89th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Tex. 2025), https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB3478.
Short citation
Tex. H.B. 3478.
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Summary

Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect and the temporary emergency jurisdiction of a court in this state over a child at risk of receiving certain prohibited gende…

Curator notes

The state can take your kid to stop you from helping them get gender affirming care. Also denying GAC to your trans kid isn't abuse

Sponsors

1 sponsor
NamePartyOfficeDistrictRole
David LoweRepublicanRepresentativeHD-091Primary sponsor

Bill text

  • As introduced (13,433 characters)

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