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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to protecting parents and other individuals from criminal |
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investigations or prosecution for refusing to affirm a child's |
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homosexual or transgender inclinations or efforts to obtain an |
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abortion. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.04, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (n) to read as follows: |
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(n) This section may not be construed to impose criminal |
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liability on any person for criticizing, opposing, attempting to |
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change, or refusing to affirm, accept, accommodate, or express |
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approval of another person's: |
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(1) homosexual inclinations or behavior; |
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(2) transgender or gender non-conforming inclinations |
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or behavior; or |
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(3) efforts or decision to obtain an abortion. |
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SECTION 2. Section 22.04, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (i) to read as follows: |
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(i) This section may not be construed to impose criminal |
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liability on any person for criticizing, opposing, attempting to |
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change, or refusing to affirm, accept, accommodate, or express |
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approval of another person's: |
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(1) homosexual inclinations or behavior; |
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(2) transgender or gender non-conforming inclinations |
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or behavior; or |
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(3) efforts or decision to obtain an abortion. |
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SECTION 3. If any provision of this Act or its application |
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to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does |
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not affect other provisions or applications of this Act that can be |
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given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to |
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this end the provisions of this Act are declared to be severable. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |