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Texas SB406

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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(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 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. (g) A person is not required to list on the birth certificate or report to the local registrar the biological sex of a child whose biological sex is not determined at birth because the child, as determined by a physician, has atypical or ambiguous sex organs, chromosomes, or endogenous profile for either male or female.

(d) 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 for a person 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; or (3) for a person who at birth had atypical or ambiguous sex organs, chromosomes, or endogenous profile for either male or female and whose sex is later determined, the certificate: (A) corrects the biological sex information listed as either male or female on an original birth certificate by listing the person's determined sex as the other biological sex; or (B) completes the biological sex information not previously listed on an original birth certificate by listing the person's determined sex.

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Calendar

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2025-03-1009:00HearingSenate ChamberSenate State Affairs Committee Hearing

History

DateAction
2025-03-31Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-26Not again placed on intent calendar
2025-03-24Co-author authorized
2025-03-24Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-17Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-03-17Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-13Considered in public hearing
2025-03-13Vote taken in committee
2025-03-10Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-10Considered in public hearing
2025-03-10Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-10Left pending in committee
2025-02-03Read first time
2025-02-03Referred to State Affairs
2025-01-28Co-author authorized
2024-11-21Received by the Secretary of the Senate
2024-11-21Filed