Texas HB5593

SECTION 1. Section 162.001(a), Family Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Subject to the requirements for standing to sue in Chapter 102, only an adult who identifies as the same biological sex listed on the individual's birth certificate entered at or near the time of birth or modified only to correct a scrivener or clerical error in the biological sex may petition to adopt a child who may be adopted.

SECTION 2. Chapter 263, Subchapter A, Family Code is amended by adding Section 263.0011 to read as follows: Section 263.0011. ELIGIBILITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO FOSTER A CHILD. Only an adult who identifies as the same biological sex listed on the individual's birth certificate entered at or near the time of birth or modified only to correct a scrivener or clerical error in the biological sex is eligible to foster a child.