Bill Text: TX HB3883 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 37-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-20 - Referred to State Affairs [HB3883 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB3883-Introduced.html
  88R12338 EAS-D
 
  By: Troxclair H.B. No. 3883
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental
  information regarding biological sex.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  FINDINGS. The legislature finds that:
               (1)  males and females possess unique immutable
  biological differences that manifest prior to birth and increase as
  individuals age and experience puberty;
               (2)  biological differences between the sexes mean that
  only females are able to get pregnant, give birth, and breastfeed
  children;
               (3)  biological differences between the sexes mean that
  males are, on average, bigger, stronger, and faster than females;
               (4)  biological differences between the sexes leave
  females more physically vulnerable than males to specific forms of
  violence, including sexual violence;
               (5)  females have historically suffered discrimination
  in education, athletics, and employment;
               (6)  biological differences between the sexes are
  enduring and may, in some circumstances, warrant the creation of
  separate social, educational, athletic, or other spaces in order to
  ensure individuals' safety and allow members of each sex to succeed
  and thrive;
               (7)  inconsistencies in court rulings and policy
  initiatives with regard to the definitions of "sex," "male,"
  "female," "man," and "woman" have led to endangerment of single-sex
  spaces and resources, necessitating clarification of certain
  terms;
               (8)  in the context of biological sex:
                     (A)  "equal" does not mean "same" or "identical";
  and
                     (B)  separate is not inherently unequal;
               (9)  there are legitimate reasons to distinguish
  between the sexes with respect to athletics, prisons and other
  correctional facilities, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis
  centers, locker rooms, restrooms, and other areas where biology,
  safety, or privacy are implicated; and
               (10)  policies and laws that distinguish between the
  sexes are subject to intermediate constitutional scrutiny, which
  forbids unfair discrimination against similarly situated males and
  females but allows the law to distinguish between the sexes where
  such distinctions are substantially related to important
  governmental objectives.
         SECTION 2.  Section 311.005, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subdivisions (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), and (20) to
  read as follows:
               (14)  "Boy" means a child of the male sex.
               (15)  "Father" means a parent of the male sex.
               (16)  "Female" and "woman" mean an individual whose
  biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova.
               (17)  "Girl" means a child of the female sex.
               (18)  "Male" and "man" mean an individual whose
  biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of
  a female.
               (19)  "Mother" means a parent of the female sex.
               (20)  "Sex" means a person's biological sex, either
  male or female.
         SECTION 3.  Chapter 2051, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subchapter G to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER G. VITAL STATISTICS INFORMATION COLLECTION BY
  GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY
         Sec. 2051.251.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter,
  "governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 2051.041.
         Sec. 2051.252.  VITAL STATISTICS INFORMATION COLLECTION BY
  GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.  A governmental entity that collects vital
  statistics information that identifies the biological sex of an
  individual for the purpose of complying with antidiscrimination
  laws or for the purpose of gathering public health, crime,
  economic, or other data shall identify each individual as either
  male or female.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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