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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a change of name and vital statistics information for an |
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adult. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Family Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 45.108 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 45.108. CHANGE OF NAME AND VITAL STATISTICS |
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INFORMATION. (a) Subject to the eligibility requirements for a |
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name change under Section 45.103, a court shall order a change of |
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name under this subchapter for a petitioner whose petition is |
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accompanied by a sworn affidavit of a licensed physician stating |
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the petitioner identifies as a gender other than the gender |
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indicated on the petitioner's driver's license, birth certificate, |
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or other official document. |
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(b) A court that orders a change of name for a petitioner |
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under this section shall simultaneously order: |
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(1) the Department of Public Safety, as soon as |
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practicable, to change the petitioner's name and gender on the |
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petitioner's driver's license and other identification documents |
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under the department's control; and |
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(2) the vital statistics unit of the Department of |
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State Health Services, on receipt of a licensed physician's sworn |
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affidavit that the petitioner identifies as a gender other than the |
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gender indicated on the petitioner's birth certificate, to amend |
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the petitioner's birth certificate in the manner provided by |
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Section 192.011, Health and Safety Code, to reflect the |
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petitioner's true gender. |
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(c) This section may not be construed to require a surgical |
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procedure as a prerequisite for a court order under Subsection (a) |
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or (b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |