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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the construction of abortion statutes in relation to |
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pregnant biological females who do not identify as a woman or |
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female. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 311.036, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A statute that regulates or prohibits abortion may not |
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be construed to permit the performance or inducement of an abortion |
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on a pregnant biological female who does not identify as a woman or |
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female. |
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SECTION 2. Section 311.036(d), Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, is intended to clarify rather than change existing law. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |