Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R3956 JDK-D
2	2	By: Menéndez, et al. S.B. No. 190
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the repeal of statutes regarding the criminality or
10	10	unacceptability of homosexual conduct and to the recognition of
11	11	certain same-sex relationship statuses.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. The following laws are repealed:
14	14	(1) Sections 2.001(b), 3.401(5), and 6.204, Family
15	15	Code;
16	16	(2) Sections 810.001(g), (h), and (i), Government
17	17	Code; and
18	18	(3) Section 21.06, Penal Code.
19	19	SECTION 2. Section 85.007(b), Health and Safety Code, is
20	20	amended to read as follows:
21	21	(b) The materials in the education programs intended for
22	22	persons younger than 18 years of age must[:
23	23	[(1)] emphasize sexual abstinence before marriage and
24	24	fidelity in marriage as the expected standard in terms of public
25	25	health and the most effective ways to prevent HIV infection,
26	26	sexually transmitted diseases, and unwanted pregnancies[; and
27	27	[(2) state that homosexual conduct is not an
28	28	acceptable lifestyle and is a criminal offense under Section 21.06,
29	29	Penal Code].
30	30	SECTION 3. Section 163.002, Health and Safety Code, is
31	31	amended to read as follows:
32	32	Sec. 163.002. INSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS. Course materials and
33	33	instruction relating to sexual education or sexually transmitted
34	34	diseases should include:
35	35	(1) an emphasis on sexual abstinence as the only
36	36	completely reliable method of avoiding unwanted teenage pregnancy
37	37	and sexually transmitted diseases;
38	38	(2) an emphasis on the importance of self-control,
39	39	responsibility, and ethical conduct in making decisions relating to
40	40	sexual behavior;
41	41	(3) statistics, based on the latest medical
42	42	information, that indicate the efficacy of the various forms of
43	43	contraception;
44	44	(4) information concerning the laws relating to the
45	45	financial responsibilities associated with pregnancy, childbirth,
46	46	and child rearing;
47	47	(5) information concerning the laws prohibiting
48	48	sexual abuse and the legal and counseling options available to
49	49	victims of sexual abuse;
50	50	(6) information on how to cope with and rebuff
51	51	unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances, as well as the
52	52	importance of avoiding the sexual exploitation of other persons;
53	53	and
54	54	(7) psychologically sound methods of resisting
55	55	unwanted peer pressure[; and
56	56	[(8) emphasis, provided in a factual manner and from a
57	57	public health perspective, that homosexuality is not a lifestyle
58	58	acceptable to the general public and that homosexual conduct is a
59	59	criminal offense under Section 21.06, Penal Code].
60	60	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
61	61	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
62	62	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
63	63	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
64	64	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.