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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth |
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certificate. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 192.002, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) The form must include a space for recording the |
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biological sex of a child as either male or female. A child born |
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with a Y chromosome must be classified as male and a child born |
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without a Y chromosome must be classified as female. The method of |
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classifying a child's biological sex used under this section |
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applies to other laws of this state with respect to the |
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determination of a person's sex or gender. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the |
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changes in law made by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |