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Texas HB2291

BIRTH CERTIFICATESINTRODUCED

Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain persons.

Legislative Session

active

89th Legislature Regular Session

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Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain persons. [...] (c-1) The form must include a space for recording the biological sex of a person as either male or female. [...] a person required to file a birth certificate under this section shall ensure the biological sex of a child, as determined by the sex organs, chromosomes, or endogenous profile of the child, is listed in the appropriate space on the child's birth certificate.

The state registrar, local registrar, or other person who issues a birth certificate under this section may not issue, and a court may not order the issuance of, a birth certificate that incorporates the completed or corrected biological sex information.

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History

DateAction
2025-01-30Filed