88R9436 EAS-D
 
  By: Toth H.B. No. 1952
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth
  certificate.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 192.002, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
         (c-1)  The form must include a space for recording the
  biological sex of a child as either male or female.  A child born
  with a Y chromosome must be classified as male and a child born
  without a Y chromosome must be classified as female.  The method of
  classifying a child's biological sex used under this section
  applies to other laws of this state with respect to the
  determination of a person's sex or gender. 
         SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
  of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human
  Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the
  changes in law made by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.