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1	1	89R3457 KSD-F
2	2	By: Bernal H.B. No. 715
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on
10	10	sexual orientation or gender identity; providing an administrative
11	11	penalty.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. Title 4, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is
14	14	amended by adding Chapter 100B to read as follows:
15	15	CHAPTER 100B. LIABILITY ARISING FROM DISCRIMINATION
16	16	SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
17	17	Sec. 100B.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
18	18	(1) "Aggrieved person" includes any person who:
19	19	(A) claims to have been injured by a
20	20	discriminatory practice; or
21	21	(B) believes that he or she will be injured by a
22	22	discriminatory practice that is about to occur.
23	23	(2) "Discriminatory practice" means an act prohibited
24	24	by this chapter.
25	25	(3) "Gender identity" means the gender-related
26	26	identity, appearance, or other gender-related characteristics of
27	27	an individual with or without regard to the individual's designated
28	28	sex at birth.
29	29	(4) "Public accommodation" means a business or other
30	30	entity that offers to the public food, shelter, recreation or
31	31	amusement, or any other goods, service, privilege, facility, or
32	32	accommodation.
33	33	(5) "Religious organization" means:
34	34	(A) a religious corporation, association, or
35	35	society; or
36	36	(B) a school, institution of higher education, or
37	37	other educational institution, not otherwise a religious
38	38	organization, that:
39	39	(i) is wholly or substantially controlled,
40	40	managed, owned, or supported by a religious organization; or
41	41	(ii) has a curriculum directed toward the
42	42	propagation of a particular religion.
43	43	(6) "Sexual orientation" means an individual's actual
44	44	or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, or homosexuality.
45	45	Sec. 100B.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. (a) Except as
46	46	provided by Subsection (b), this chapter does not apply to a
47	47	religious organization.
48	48	(b) This chapter applies to activities conducted by a
49	49	religious organization for profit to the extent that those
50	50	activities are subject to federal taxation under Section 511(a),
51	51	Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as that section existed on September
52	52	1, 2025.
53	53	SUBCHAPTER B. DISCRIMINATION IN PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS PROHIBITED
54	54	Sec. 100B.051. PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. (a) Except as
55	55	provided by Subsection (b), a person engages in a discriminatory
56	56	practice and violates this chapter if the person, because of the
57	57	sexual orientation or gender identity of an individual:
58	58	(1) denies that individual full and equal
59	59	accommodation in any place of public accommodation in this state,
60	60	subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law
61	61	and applicable to all persons; or
62	62	(2) otherwise discriminates against or segregates or
63	63	separates the individual based on sexual orientation or gender
64	64	identity.
65	65	(b) A person does not engage in a discriminatory practice or
66	66	violate this chapter under Subsection (a) if segregation or
67	67	separation of an individual is necessary to provide a service that:
68	68	(1) provides acceptance, support, and understanding
69	69	to the individual;
70	70	(2) assists the individual with coping with the
71	71	individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, maintaining
72	72	social support, and exploring and identifying the individual's
73	73	identity; or
74	74	(3) provides support to an individual undergoing a
75	75	gender transition.
76	76	(c) The services described by Subsection (b)(2) include a
77	77	sexual orientation-neutral intervention for preventing or
78	78	addressing unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices if the
79	79	intervention does not seek to change the individual's sexual
80	80	orientation or gender identity.
81	81	SUBCHAPTER C. CAUSE OF ACTION
82	82	Sec. 100B.101. CIVIL ACTION. An aggrieved person may file a
83	83	civil action in district court not later than the second
84	84	anniversary of the occurrence of the termination of an alleged
85	85	discriminatory practice under this chapter to obtain appropriate
86	86	relief with respect to the discriminatory practice.
87	87	Sec. 100B.102. RELIEF GRANTED. In an action under this
88	88	subchapter, if the court finds that a discriminatory practice has
89	89	occurred or is about to occur, the court may award to the plaintiff:
90	90	(1) actual and punitive damages;
91	91	(2) reasonable attorney's fees;
92	92	(3) court costs; and
93	93	(4) any permanent or temporary injunction, temporary
94	94	restraining order, or other order, including an order enjoining the
95	95	defendant from engaging in the practice or ordering other
96	96	appropriate action.
97	97	SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 2155, Government Code, is
98	98	amended by adding Section 2155.0065 to read as follows:
99	99	Sec. 2155.0065. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION BY
100	100	STATE CONTRACTOR BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY.
101	101	(a) In this section:
102	102	(1) "Employee" means an individual who is employed by
103	103	a contractor or subcontractor for compensation.
104	104	(2) "Gender identity" means the gender-related
105	105	identity, appearance, or other gender-related characteristics of
106	106	an individual with or without regard to the individual's designated
107	107	sex at birth.
108	108	(3) "Sexual orientation" means an individual's actual
109	109	or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, or homosexuality.
110	110	(b) A state agency contracting with a contractor under this
111	111	subtitle shall require the contractor to adopt and apply an
112	112	employment policy under which the contractor and any subcontractor
113	113	may not, because of sexual orientation or gender identity:
114	114	(1) fail or refuse to hire an individual, discharge an
115	115	individual, or discriminate in any other manner against an
116	116	individual in connection with compensation or the terms,
117	117	conditions, or privileges of employment; or
118	118	(2) limit, segregate, or classify an employee or
119	119	applicant for employment in a manner that would deprive or tend to
120	120	deprive an individual of any employment opportunity or adversely
121	121	affect in any other manner the status of an employee.
122	122	(c) Each contract entered into between a state agency and a
123	123	contractor under this subtitle must include terms that:
124	124	(1) authorize an employee of a contractor or
125	125	subcontractor, or an applicant for employment with the contractor
126	126	or subcontractor, to make a verbal or written complaint to the state
127	127	agency regarding the contractor's or subcontractor's noncompliance
128	128	with an employment policy required by Subsection (b);
129	129	(2) explain that, on confirmation of a contractor's or
130	130	subcontractor's noncompliance with an employment policy required
131	131	by Subsection (b) that is the subject of a complaint, the state
132	132	agency shall provide to the contractor written notice of the
133	133	noncompliance by hand delivery or certified mail;
134	134	(3) inform a contractor that the state agency may
135	135	impose an administrative penalty if the contractor fails to comply
136	136	with an employment policy required by Subsection (b) after the date
137	137	on which the contractor receives notice under Subdivision (2); and
138	138	(4) explain that an amount equal to the amount of the
139	139	administrative penalty may be withheld from a payment otherwise
140	140	owed to a contractor under a contract.
141	141	(d) The amount of an administrative penalty imposed under
142	142	Subsection (c)(3) is $100 per day for each employee or applicant for
143	143	employment who is discriminated against in violation of an
144	144	employment policy required by Subsection (b).
145	145	(e) Each state agency shall develop procedures for the
146	146	administration of this section.
147	147	SECTION 3. Section 21.002, Labor Code, is amended by adding
148	148	Subdivisions (9-a) and (13-a) to read as follows:
149	149	(9-a) "Gender identity" means the gender-related
150	150	identity, appearance, or other gender-related characteristics of
151	151	an individual with or without regard to the individual's designated
152	152	sex at birth.
153	153	(13-a) "Sexual orientation" means an individual's
154	154	actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, or
155	155	homosexuality.
156	156	SECTION 4. Section 21.051, Labor Code, is amended to read as
157	157	follows:
158	158	Sec. 21.051. DISCRIMINATION BY EMPLOYER. An employer
159	159	commits an unlawful employment practice if because of race, color,
160	160	disability, religion, sex, national origin, [or] age, sexual
161	161	orientation, or gender identity the employer:
162	162	(1) fails or refuses to hire an individual, discharges
163	163	an individual, or discriminates in any other manner against an
164	164	individual in connection with compensation or the terms,
165	165	conditions, or privileges of employment; or
166	166	(2) limits, segregates, or classifies an employee or
167	167	applicant for employment in a manner that would deprive or tend to
168	168	deprive an individual of any employment opportunity or adversely
169	169	affect in any other manner the status of an employee.
170	170	SECTION 5. Section 21.052, Labor Code, is amended to read as
171	171	follows:
172	172	Sec. 21.052. DISCRIMINATION BY EMPLOYMENT AGENCY. An
173	173	employment agency commits an unlawful employment practice if the
174	174	employment agency:
175	175	(1) fails or refuses to refer for employment or
176	176	discriminates in any other manner against an individual because of
177	177	race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, [or] age,
178	178	sexual orientation, or gender identity; or
179	179	(2) classifies or refers an individual for employment
180	180	on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, sex, national
181	181	origin, [or] age, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
182	182	SECTION 6. Section 21.053, Labor Code, is amended to read as
183	183	follows:
184	184	Sec. 21.053. DISCRIMINATION BY LABOR ORGANIZATION. A labor
185	185	organization commits an unlawful employment practice if because of
186	186	race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, [or] age,
187	187	sexual orientation, or gender identity the labor organization:
188	188	(1) excludes or expels from membership or
189	189	discriminates in any other manner against an individual; or
190	190	(2) limits, segregates, or classifies a member or an
191	191	applicant for membership or classifies or fails or refuses to refer
192	192	for employment an individual in a manner that would:
193	193	(A) deprive or tend to deprive an individual of
194	194	any employment opportunity;
195	195	(B) limit an employment opportunity or adversely
196	196	affect in any other manner the status of an employee or of an
197	197	applicant for employment; or
198	198	(C) cause or attempt to cause an employer to
199	199	violate this subchapter.
200	200	SECTION 7. Section 21.054, Labor Code, is amended to read as
201	201	follows:
202	202	Sec. 21.054. ADMISSION OR PARTICIPATION IN TRAINING
203	203	PROGRAM. [(a)] Unless a training or retraining opportunity or
204	204	program is provided under an affirmative action plan approved under
205	205	a federal law, rule, or order, an employer, labor organization, or
206	206	joint labor-management committee controlling an apprenticeship,
207	207	on-the-job training, or other training or retraining program
208	208	commits an unlawful employment practice if the employer, labor
209	209	organization, or committee discriminates against an individual
210	210	because of race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin,
211	211	[or] age, sexual orientation, or gender identity in admission to or
212	212	participation in the program.
213	213	SECTION 8. Section 21.059(a), Labor Code, is amended to
214	214	read as follows:
215	215	(a) An employer, labor organization, employment agency, or
216	216	joint labor-management committee controlling an apprenticeship,
217	217	on-the-job training, or other training or retraining program
218	218	commits an unlawful employment practice if the employer, labor
219	219	organization, employment agency, or committee prints or publishes
220	220	or causes to be printed or published a notice or advertisement
221	221	relating to employment that:
222	222	(1) indicates a preference, limitation,
223	223	specification, or discrimination based on race, color, disability,
224	224	religion, sex, national origin, [or] age, sexual orientation, or
225	225	gender identity; and
226	226	(2) concerns an employee's status, employment, or
227	227	admission to or membership or participation in a labor union or
228	228	training or retraining program.
229	229	SECTION 9. Section 21.102(c), Labor Code, is amended to
230	230	read as follows:
231	231	(c) This section does not apply to standards of compensation
232	232	or terms, conditions, or privileges of employment that are
233	233	discriminatory on the basis of race, color, disability, religion,
234	234	sex, national origin, [or] age, sexual orientation, or gender
235	235	identity.
236	236	SECTION 10. Section 21.112, Labor Code, is amended to read
237	237	as follows:
238	238	Sec. 21.112. EMPLOYEES AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. An employer
239	239	does not commit an unlawful employment practice by applying to
240	240	employees who work in different locations different standards of
241	241	compensation or different terms, conditions, or privileges of
242	242	employment that are not discriminatory on the basis of race, color,
243	243	disability, religion, sex, national origin, [or] age, sexual
244	244	orientation, or gender identity.
245	245	SECTION 11. Section 21.113, Labor Code, is amended to read
246	246	as follows:
247	247	Sec. 21.113. IMBALANCE PLAN NOT REQUIRED. This chapter
248	248	does not require a person subject to this chapter to grant
249	249	preferential treatment to an individual or a group on the basis of
250	250	race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, [or] age,
251	251	sexual orientation, or gender identity because of an imbalance
252	252	between:
253	253	(1) the total number or percentage of persons of that
254	254	individual's or group's race, color, disability, religion, sex,
255	255	national origin, [or] age, sexual orientation, or gender identity:
256	256	(A) employed by an employer;
257	257	(B) referred or classified for employment by an
258	258	employment agency or labor organization;
259	259	(C) admitted to membership or classified by a
260	260	labor organization; or
261	261	(D) admitted to or employed in an apprenticeship,
262	262	on-the-job training, or other training or retraining program; and
263	263	(2) the total number or percentage of persons of that
264	264	race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, [or] age,
265	265	sexual orientation, or gender identity in:
266	266	(A) a community, this state, a region, or other
267	267	area; or
268	268	(B) the available work force in a community, this
269	269	state, a region, or other area.
270	270	SECTION 12. Section 21.120(b), Labor Code, is amended to
271	271	read as follows:
272	272	(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a policy adopted or
273	273	applied with the intent to discriminate because of race, color,
274	274	sex, national origin, religion, age, [or] disability, sexual
275	275	orientation, or gender identity.
276	276	SECTION 13. Section 21.122(a), Labor Code, is amended to
277	277	read as follows:
278	278	(a) An unlawful employment practice based on disparate
279	279	impact is established under this chapter only if:
280	280	(1) a complainant demonstrates that a respondent uses
281	281	a particular employment practice that causes a disparate impact on
282	282	the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, [or]
283	283	disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity and the
284	284	respondent fails to demonstrate that the challenged practice is
285	285	job-related for the position in question and consistent with
286	286	business necessity; or
287	287	(2) the complainant makes the demonstration in
288	288	accordance with federal law as that law existed June 4, 1989, with
289	289	respect to the concept of alternative employment practices, and the
290	290	respondent refuses to adopt such an alternative employment
291	291	practice.
292	292	SECTION 14. Section 21.124, Labor Code, is amended to read
293	293	as follows:
294	294	Sec. 21.124. PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY USE OF TEST
295	295	SCORES. It is an unlawful employment practice for a respondent, in
296	296	connection with the selection or referral of applicants for
297	297	employment or promotion, to adjust the scores of, use different
298	298	cutoff scores for, or otherwise alter the results of
299	299	employment-related tests on the basis of race, color, sex, national
300	300	origin, religion, age, [or] disability, sexual orientation, or
301	301	gender identity.
302	302	SECTION 15. The heading to Section 21.125, Labor Code, is
303	303	amended to read as follows:
304	304	Sec. 21.125. CLARIFYING PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPERMISSIBLE
305	305	CONSIDERATION OF RACE, COLOR, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, AGE,
306	306	[OR] DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR GENDER IDENTITY IN
307	307	EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
308	308	SECTION 16. Section 21.125(a), Labor Code, is amended to
309	309	read as follows:
310	310	(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, an
311	311	unlawful employment practice is established when the complainant
312	312	demonstrates that race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age,
313	313	[or] disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity was a
314	314	motivating factor for an employment practice, even if other factors
315	315	also motivated the practice, unless race, color, sex, national
316	316	origin, religion, age, [or] disability, sexual orientation, or
317	317	gender identity is combined with objective job-related factors to
318	318	attain diversity in the employer's work force.
319	319	SECTION 17. Section 21.126, Labor Code, is amended to read
320	320	as follows:
321	321	Sec. 21.126. COVERAGE OF PREVIOUSLY EXEMPT EMPLOYEES OF THE
322	322	STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE. It is an unlawful
323	323	employment practice for a person elected to public office in this
324	324	state or a political subdivision of this state to discriminate
325	325	because of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, [or]
326	326	disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity against an
327	327	individual who is an employee or applicant for employment to:
328	328	(1) serve on the elected official's personal staff;
329	329	(2) serve the elected official on a policy-making
330	330	level; or
331	331	(3) serve the elected official as an immediate advisor
332	332	with respect to the exercise of the constitutional or legal powers
333	333	of the office.
334	334	SECTION 18. Section 21.152(a), Labor Code, is amended to
335	335	read as follows:
336	336	(a) A political subdivision or two or more political
337	337	subdivisions acting jointly may create a local commission to:
338	338	(1) promote the purposes of this chapter; and
339	339	(2) secure for all individuals in the jurisdiction of
340	340	each political subdivision freedom from discrimination because of
341	341	race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, [or] age,
342	342	sexual orientation, or gender identity.
343	343	SECTION 19. Section 21.155(a), Labor Code, is amended to
344	344	read as follows:
345	345	(a) The commission [Commission on Human Rights] shall refer
346	346	a complaint concerning discrimination in employment because of
347	347	race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, [or] age,
348	348	sexual orientation, or gender identity that is filed with that
349	349	commission to a local commission with the necessary investigatory
350	350	and conciliatory powers if:
351	351	(1) the complaint has been referred to the commission
352	352	[Commission on Human Rights] by the federal government; or
353	353	(2) jurisdiction over the subject matter of the
354	354	complaint has been deferred to the commission [Commission on Human
355	355	Rights] by the federal government.
356	356	SECTION 20. Section 301.003, Property Code, is amended by
357	357	amending Subdivision (6) and adding Subdivisions (9-a) and (10-a)
358	358	to read as follows:
359	359	(6) "Disability" means a mental or physical impairment
360	360	that substantially limits at least one major life activity, a
361	361	record of the impairment, or being regarded as having the
362	362	impairment. The term does not include current illegal use of or
363	363	addiction to any drug or illegal or federally controlled substance
364	364	[and does not apply to an individual because of an individual's
365	365	sexual orientation or because that individual is a transvestite].
366	366	(9-a) "Gender identity" means the gender-related
367	367	identity, appearance, or other gender-related characteristics of
368	368	an individual with or without regard to the individual's designated
369	369	sex at birth.
370	370	(10-a) "Sexual orientation" means an individual's
371	371	actual or perceived heterosexuality, bisexuality, or
372	372	homosexuality.
373	373	SECTION 21. Sections 301.021(a) and (b), Property Code, are
374	374	amended to read as follows:
375	375	(a) A person may not refuse to sell or rent, after the making
376	376	of a bona fide offer, refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of,
377	377	or in any other manner make unavailable or deny a dwelling to
378	378	another because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status,
379	379	[or] national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
380	380	(b) A person may not discriminate against another in the
381	381	terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling or
382	382	in providing services or facilities in connection with a sale or
383	383	rental of a dwelling because of race, color, religion, sex,
384	384	familial status, [or] national origin, sexual orientation, or
385	385	gender identity.
386	386	SECTION 22. Section 301.022, Property Code, is amended to
387	387	read as follows:
388	388	Sec. 301.022. PUBLICATION. A person may not make, print, or
389	389	publish or effect the making, printing, or publishing of a notice,
390	390	statement, or advertisement that is about the sale or rental of a
391	391	dwelling and that indicates any preference, limitation, or
392	392	discrimination or the intention to make a preference, limitation,
393	393	or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex,
394	394	disability, familial status, [or] national origin, sexual
395	395	orientation, or gender identity.
396	396	SECTION 23. Section 301.023, Property Code, is amended to
397	397	read as follows:
398	398	Sec. 301.023. INSPECTION. A person may not represent to
399	399	another because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial
400	400	status, [or] national origin, sexual orientation, or gender
401	401	identity that a dwelling is not available for inspection for sale or
402	402	rental when the dwelling is available for inspection.
403	403	SECTION 24. Section 301.024, Property Code, is amended to
404	404	read as follows:
405	405	Sec. 301.024. ENTRY INTO NEIGHBORHOOD. A person may not,
406	406	for profit, induce or attempt to induce another to sell or rent a
407	407	dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective
408	408	entry into a neighborhood of a person of a particular race, color,
409	409	religion, sex, disability, familial status, [or] national origin,
410	410	sexual orientation, or gender identity.
411	411	SECTION 25. Section 301.026(a), Property Code, is amended
412	412	to read as follows:
413	413	(a) A person whose business includes engaging in
414	414	residential real estate related transactions may not discriminate
415	415	against another in making a real estate related transaction
416	416	available or in the terms or conditions of a real estate related
417	417	transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, disability,
418	418	familial status, [or] national origin, sexual orientation, or
419	419	gender identity.
420	420	SECTION 26. Section 301.027, Property Code, is amended to
421	421	read as follows:
422	422	Sec. 301.027. BROKERAGE SERVICES. A person may not deny
423	423	another access to, or membership or participation in, a
424	424	multiple-listing service, real estate brokers' organization, or
425	425	other service, organization, or facility relating to the business
426	426	of selling or renting dwellings, or discriminate against a person
427	427	in the terms or conditions of access, membership, or participation
428	428	in such an organization, service, or facility because of race,
429	429	color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, [or] national
430	430	origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
431	431	SECTION 27. Sections 301.042(a) and (c), Property Code, are
432	432	amended to read as follows:
433	433	(a) This chapter does not prohibit a religious
434	434	organization, association, or society or a nonprofit institution or
435	435	organization operated, supervised, or controlled by or in
436	436	conjunction with a religious organization, association, or society
437	437	from:
438	438	(1) limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of
439	439	dwellings that it owns or operates for other than a commercial
440	440	purpose to persons of the same religion; or
441	441	(2) giving preference to persons of the same religion,
442	442	unless membership in the religion is restricted because of race,
443	443	color, [or] national origin, sexual orientation, or gender
444	444	identity.
445	445	(c) This chapter does not prohibit a person engaged in the
446	446	business of furnishing appraisals of real property from considering
447	447	in those appraisals factors other than race, color, religion, sex,
448	448	disability, familial status, [or] national origin, sexual
449	449	orientation, or gender identity.
450	450	SECTION 28. Section 301.068, Property Code, is amended to
451	451	read as follows:
452	452	Sec. 301.068. REFERRAL TO MUNICIPALITY. (a) Subject to
453	453	Subsection (b), the [The] commission may defer proceedings under
454	454	this chapter and refer a complaint to a municipality that has been
455	455	certified by the federal Department of Housing and Urban
456	456	Development as a substantially equivalent fair housing agency.
457	457	(b) The commission may not defer proceedings and refer a
458	458	complaint under Subsection (a) to a municipality in which the
459	459	alleged discrimination occurred if:
460	460	(1) the complaint alleges discrimination based on
461	461	sexual orientation or gender identity; and
462	462	(2) the municipality does not have laws prohibiting
463	463	the alleged discrimination.
464	464	SECTION 29. Section 301.171(a), Property Code, is amended
465	465	to read as follows:
466	466	(a) A person commits an offense if the person, without
467	467	regard to whether the person is acting under color of law, by force
468	468	or threat of force intentionally intimidates or interferes with a
469	469	person:
470	470	(1) because of the person's race, color, religion,
471	471	sex, disability, familial status, [or] national origin, sexual
472	472	orientation, or gender identity and because the person is or has
473	473	been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying, or
474	474	contracting or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental,
475	475	financing, or occupation of any dwelling or applying for or
476	476	participating in a service, organization, or facility relating to
477	477	the business of selling or renting dwellings; or
478	478	(2) because the person is or has been or to intimidate
479	479	the person from:
480	480	(A) participating, without discrimination
481	481	because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status,
482	482	[or] national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity, in an
483	483	activity, service, organization, or facility described by
484	484	Subdivision (1); [or]
485	485	(B) affording another person opportunity or
486	486	protection to so participate; or
487	487	(C) lawfully aiding or encouraging other persons
488	488	to participate, without discrimination because of race, color,
489	489	religion, sex, disability, familial status, [or] national origin,
490	490	sexual orientation, or gender identity, in an activity, service,
491	491	organization, or facility described by Subdivision (1).
492	492	SECTION 30. (a) Section 2155.0065, Government Code, as
493	493	added by this Act, applies only to a contract for which a state
494	494	agency first advertises or otherwise solicits bids, proposals,
495	495	offers, qualifications, or other similar expressions of interest on
496	496	or after the effective date of this Act.
497	497	(b) The changes in law made by this Act to the Labor Code
498	498	apply to conduct occurring on or after the effective date of this
499	499	Act. Conduct occurring before that date is governed by the law in
500	500	effect on the date the conduct occurred, and the former law is
501	501	continued in effect for that purpose.
502	502	(c) The changes in law made by this Act to the Property Code
503	503	apply only to a complaint filed with the Texas Workforce Commission
504	504	on or after the effective date of this Act. A complaint filed
505	505	before that date is governed by the law as it existed immediately
506	506	before the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in
507	507	effect for that purpose.
508	508	SECTION 31. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.