TX-SB8-2025
Texas · SB 8 · 2025
Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
Anti-LGBTQ+EnactedSpecial session 2
- Bill key
- TX-SB8-2025
- State
- Texas
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- passed
- Citation (Bluebook)
- S.B. 8, 89th Leg., 2d Called Sess. (Tex. 2025) (enacted), https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=SB8.
- Short citation
- Tex. S.B. 8.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
Curator notes
a Stand with Women Act
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayes Middleton | Republican | Senator | SD-011 | Primary sponsor |
| Paul Bettencourt | Republican | Senator | SD-007 | Primary sponsor |
| Brian Birdwell | Republican | Senator | SD-022 | Primary sponsor |
| Donna Campbell | Republican | Senator | SD-025 | Primary sponsor |
| Charles Creighton | Republican | Senator | SD-004 | Primary sponsor |
| Peter Flores | Republican | Senator | SD-024 | Primary sponsor |
| Brent Hagenbuch | Republican | Senator | SD-030 | Primary sponsor |
| Bob Hall | Republican | Senator | SD-002 | Primary sponsor |
| Adam Hinojosa | Republican | Senator | SD-027 | Primary sponsor |
| Joan Huffman | Republican | Senator | SD-017 | Primary sponsor |
| Bryan Hughes | Republican | Senator | SD-001 | Primary sponsor |
| Phil King | Republican | Senator | SD-010 | Primary sponsor |
| Lois Kolkhorst | Republican | Senator | SD-018 | Primary sponsor |
| Angela Paxton | Republican | Senator | SD-008 | Primary sponsor |
| Kevin Sparks | Republican | Senator | SD-031 | Primary sponsor |
| Angelia Orr | Republican | Representative | HD-013 | Primary sponsor |
| William Metcalf | Republican | Representative | HD-016 | Primary sponsor |
| Greg Bonnen | Republican | Representative | HD-024 | Primary sponsor |
| Jeff Leach | Republican | Representative | HD-067 | Primary sponsor |
| Cody Harris | Republican | Representative | HD-008 | Primary sponsor |
60 co-sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tan Parker | Republican | Senator | SD-012 | Co-sponsor |
| Daniel Alders | Republican | Representative | HD-006 | Co-sponsor |
| Trent Ashby | Republican | Representative | HD-009 | Co-sponsor |
| Jeff Barry | Republican | Representative | HD-029 | Co-sponsor |
| Cecil Bell | Republican | Representative | HD-003 | Co-sponsor |
| Keith Bell | Republican | Representative | HD-004 | Co-sponsor |
| Brad Buckley | Republican | Representative | HD-054 | Co-sponsor |
| Ben Bumgarner | Republican | Representative | HD-063 | Co-sponsor |
| Angie Button | Republican | Representative | HD-112 | Co-sponsor |
| Briscoe Cain | Republican | Representative | HD-128 | Co-sponsor |
| Giovanni Capriglione | Republican | Representative | HD-098 | Co-sponsor |
| David Cook | Republican | Representative | HD-096 | Co-sponsor |
| Tom Craddick | Republican | Representative | HD-082 | Co-sponsor |
| Charles Cunningham | Republican | Representative | HD-127 | Co-sponsor |
| Pat Curry | Republican | Representative | HD-056 | Co-sponsor |
| Mano DeAyala | Republican | Representative | HD-133 | Co-sponsor |
| Mark Dorazio | Republican | Representative | HD-122 | Co-sponsor |
| Paul Dyson | Republican | Representative | HD-014 | Co-sponsor |
| Stan Gerdes | Republican | Representative | HD-017 | Co-sponsor |
| Ryan Guillen | Republican | Representative | HD-031 | Co-sponsor |
| Sam Harless | Republican | Representative | HD-126 | Co-sponsor |
| Caroline Harris Davila | Republican | Representative | HD-052 | Co-sponsor |
| Richard Hayes | Republican | Representative | HD-057 | Co-sponsor |
| Cole Hefner | Republican | Representative | HD-005 | Co-sponsor |
| Hillary Hickland | Republican | Representative | HD-055 | Co-sponsor |
| Janis Holt | Republican | Representative | HD-018 | Co-sponsor |
| Andy Hopper | Republican | Representative | HD-064 | Co-sponsor |
| Lacey Hull | Republican | Representative | HD-138 | Co-sponsor |
| Todd Hunter | Republican | Representative | HD-032 | Co-sponsor |
| Carrie Isaac | Republican | Representative | HD-073 | Co-sponsor |
| Helen Kerwin | Republican | Representative | HD-058 | Co-sponsor |
| Stan Kitzman | Republican | Representative | HD-085 | Co-sponsor |
| Marc LaHood | Republican | Representative | HD-121 | Co-sponsor |
| Brooks Landgraf | Republican | Representative | HD-081 | Co-sponsor |
| Terri Leo-Wilson | Republican | Representative | HD-023 | Co-sponsor |
| Mitch Little | Republican | Representative | HD-065 | Co-sponsor |
| Janie Lopez | Republican | Representative | HD-037 | Co-sponsor |
| David Lowe | Republican | Representative | HD-091 | Co-sponsor |
| Shelley Luther | Republican | Representative | HD-062 | Co-sponsor |
| Don McLaughlin | Republican | Representative | HD-080 | Co-sponsor |
| John McQueeney | Republican | Representative | HD-097 | Co-sponsor |
| Morgan Meyer | Republican | Representative | HD-108 | Co-sponsor |
| Matt Morgan | Republican | Representative | HD-026 | Co-sponsor |
| Jared Patterson | Republican | Representative | HD-106 | Co-sponsor |
| Dennis Paul | Republican | Representative | HD-129 | Co-sponsor |
| Dade Phelan | Republican | Representative | HD-021 | Co-sponsor |
| Katrina Pierson | Republican | Representative | HD-033 | Co-sponsor |
| Keresa Richardson | Republican | Representative | HD-061 | Co-sponsor |
| Alan Schoolcraft | Republican | Representative | HD-044 | Co-sponsor |
| Matthew Shaheen | Republican | Representative | HD-066 | Co-sponsor |
| Joanne Shofner | Republican | Representative | HD-011 | Co-sponsor |
| Shelby Slawson | Republican | Representative | HD-059 | Co-sponsor |
| David Spiller | Republican | Representative | HD-068 | Co-sponsor |
| Carl Tepper | Republican | Representative | HD-084 | Co-sponsor |
| Tony Tinderholt | Republican | Representative | HD-094 | Co-sponsor |
| Ellen Troxclair | Republican | Representative | HD-019 | Co-sponsor |
| Denise Villalobos | Republican | Representative | HD-034 | Co-sponsor |
| Wesley Virdell | Republican | Representative | HD-053 | Co-sponsor |
| Trey Wharton | Republican | Representative | HD-012 | Co-sponsor |
| Terry Wilson | Republican | Representative | HD-020 | Co-sponsor |
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Watch the video of the House Elections hearing on August 25, 2025
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