Texas SB1696

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. A person required to report a birth under this section shall report the child's biological sex to the local registrar, and the local registrar shall list the biological sex in the appropriate space on the 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 a person's completed or corrected biological sex information unless: (1) the certificate corrects a clerical error on the original birth certificate; (2) the original birth certificate does not list the person's biological sex as required by Section 192.003(f) and the certificate completes the information by listing the person's biological sex;