Compare TX SB 1696 (2025) and TX SB 1953 (2025)
The introduced text of these two bills, side by side, with the wording they share.
- TX SB 1696 (2025) · Texas · 2025 · Failed
- TX SB 1953 (2025) · Texas · 2025 · Failed
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| TX SB 1696 (2025) | TX SB 1953 (2025) |
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| S.B. No. 1696 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the inclusion of a person's sex on certain government documents and identification cards. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 192.002, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (c-1) The form must include a space for recording the biological sex of a child as either male or female. SECTION 2. Section 192.003, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: (f) Subject to Subsection (g), a person required to file a birth certificate under this section shall ensure the biological sex of a child, as determined by the sex… | S.B. No. 1953 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the inclusion of a person's biological sex on certain government documents and identification cards. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 192.002, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (c-1) The form must include a space for recording the biological sex of a child as either male or female. SECTION 2. Section 192.003, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: (f) Subject to Subsection (g), a person required to file a birth certificate under this section shall ensure the biological sex of a child, as determined… |
| to read as follows: (b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), on [On] the request of the person or the person's legal representative, the state registrar, local registrar, or other person who issues birth certificates shall issue a birth certificate that incorporates the completed or corrected information instead of issuing a copy of the original or supplementary certificate with an amending certificate attached. (d) The state registrar, local registrar, or other person who issues a birth certificate under this section may not issue, and a court may not order the issuance of, a birth certificate that incorporates a person's completed or corrected biological sex information unless: (1) the c… | to read as follows: (b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), on [On] the request of the person or the person's legal representative, the state registrar, local registrar, or other person who issues birth certificates shall issue a birth certificate that incorporates the completed or corrected information instead of issuing a copy of the original or supplementary certificate with an amending certificate attached. (d) The state registrar, local registrar, or other person who issues a birth certificate under this section may not issue, and a court may not order the issuance of, a birth certificate that incorporates a person's completed or corrected biological sex information unless: (1) the c… |
| biological sex as determined by the sex organs, chromosomes, or endogenous profile of the | biological sex as determined by the sex organs, chromosomes, or endogenous profile of the |
| biological sex as either male or female as determined at | biological sex as either male or female as determined at |
| the applicant's biological sex as either male or female as determined at birth | the applicant's biological sex as either male or female as determined at birth |
| SECTION 7. Section 521.121(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a | SECTION 9. Section 522.021(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a |
| biological sex as either male or female as determined at birth | biological sex as either male or female as determined at birth |
| Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows | Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows |
| biological sex as either male or female as determined at birth | biological sex as either male or female as determined at birth |
| male or female as determined at birth; (ii) [,] height;[,] and (iii) eye color; (D) the person's date of birth; (E) a number or identifier the department considers appropriate; (F) the person's signature; (G) each class of commercial motor vehicle that the person is authorized to drive, with any endorsements or restrictions; (H) the name of this state; and (I) the dates between which the license is valid. SECTION 11. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act. SECTION 12. The changes in law made by this Act to Chapters 521 and… | male or female as determined at birth; (ii) [,] height;[,] and (iii) eye color; (D) the person's date of birth; (E) a number or identifier the department considers appropriate; (F) the person's signature; (G) each class of commercial motor vehicle that the person is authorized to drive, with any endorsements or restrictions; (H) the name of this state; and (I) the dates between which the license is valid. SECTION 11. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the changes in law made by this Act. SECTION 12. The changes in law made by this Act to Chapters 521 and… |