Texas HB32

REGULATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN CERTAIN SPACES AND FACILITIES ACCORDING TO BIOLOGICAL SEX SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 3002.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Biological sex" means the physical condition of being male or female, as determined by an individual's: (A) sex organs, chromosomes, and endogenous profiles; and (B) original birth certificate, if the individual's biological sex is recorded on the birth certificate and the record: (i) was entered at or near the time of birth; and (ii) has not been modified other than a modification to correct a scrivener or clerical error in the recorded biological sex.

DESIGNATION AND USE OF CERTAIN SPACES AND FACILITIES ACCORDING TO BIOLOGICAL SEX Sec. 3002.051. DESIGNATION OF MULTIPLE-OCCUPANCY PRIVATE SPACES. (a) A political subdivision or state agency shall ensure each multiple-occupancy private space in a building the political subdivision or state agency owns, operates, or controls is designated for and used only by individuals of the same biological sex. [...] (b) A political subdivision or state agency may not provide an accommodation under Subsection (a) that allows an individual to use a multiple-occupancy private space designated for the exclusive use of individuals of the biological sex opposite to the individual's biological sex.

ENFORCEMENT Sec. 3002.101. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A political subdivision or state agency that violates this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of: (1) $5,000 for the first violation; and (2) $25,000 for the second or a subsequent violation. (b) Each day of a continuing violation of this chapter constitutes a separate violation.