HB 973

AN ACT relating to prohibiting a court, administrative agency, or other

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

relating to prohibiting a court, administrative agency, or other

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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

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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to prohibiting a court, administrative agency, or other