TX-SB189-2025
Texas · SB 189 · 2025
Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Pro-LGBTQ+Failed
- Bill key
- TX-SB189-2025
- State
- Texas
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S.B. 189, 89th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Tex. 2025), https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB189.
- Short citation
- Tex. S.B. 189.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Curator notes
replaces "sexual preference" with "sexual orientation, or gender identity" among a list of classes for the purposes of determining bias/hate crimes
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Menendez | Democratic | Senator | SD-026 | Primary sponsor |
Bill text
- As introduced (2,385 characters)
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