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| 1 | 1 | By: Hall S.B. No. 2749 | |
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| 6 | 6 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 7 | 7 | AN ACT | |
| 8 | 8 | relating to the definition of abuse or neglect of a child. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 261, Family Code is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 261.0011 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 261.0011. EXCLUSIONS. In this chapter, "abuse" and | |
| 13 | 13 | "neglect," as defined in Sec. 261.001, do not include the refusal of | |
| 14 | 14 | the child's parent, legal guardian, or other person responsible for | |
| 15 | 15 | a child's care, custody, or welfare to: | |
| 16 | 16 | (a) affirm the child's expressed sexual orientation or | |
| 17 | 17 | gender identity; or | |
| 18 | 18 | (b) address the child according to the child's preferred | |
| 19 | 19 | name or pronoun(s), regardless of whether the child has legally | |
| 20 | 20 | changed their name. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |