HB 973
AN ACT relating to prohibiting a court, administrative agency, or other
House Bill
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
Committee
Not yet assigned
Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
relating to prohibiting a court, administrative agency, or other
Bill Text
relating to prohibiting a court, administrative agency, or other tribunal from requiring certain amendments to a public school BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 25, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 25.0023 to read as follows: Sec. 25.0023. AMENDMENT OF STUDENT PERMANENT RECORD. (a) In this section, "biological sex" means the physical condition of being male or female as determined by the sex organs, chromosomes, and endogenous profile of the individual at birth. (b) A court, administrative agency, or other tribunal may not order or otherwise require a school district employee to amend a student's permanent record to reflect the student's sex to be different than the student's biological sex. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
filed
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to prohibiting a court, administrative agency, or other
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