Text of TX HB 843 (2025)

Relating to certain general definitions in the Code Construction Act.

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89R1262 EAS-D By: Harrison H.B. No. 843 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to certain general definitions in the Code Construction Act. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 311.005, Government Code, is amended by adding Subdivisions (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), and (20) to read as follows: (14) "Boy" means a child of the male sex. (15) "Father" means a parent of the male sex. (16) "Female" and "woman" mean an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova. (17) "Girl" means a child of the female sex. (18) "Male" and "man" mean an individual whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female. (19) "Mother" means a parent of the female sex. (20) "Sex" means an individual's biological sex, either male or female. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.