89R2447 EAS-D
By: Hall S.B. No. 84
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition and use of the terms "male" and "female"
for purposes of certain government documents.
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; and
(8) an individual's sex is defined as the individual's
biological sex at birth, either male or female.
SECTION 2. Chapter 2051, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter G to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER G. DEFINITIONS OF MALE AND FEMALE FOR CERTAIN
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND NOTICES
Sec. 2051.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Female" means an individual whose biological
reproductive system is developed to produce ova.
(2) "Governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by
Section 2051.041.
(3) "Male" means an individual whose biological
reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female.
Sec. 2051.252. DEFINITIONS OF MALE AND FEMALE FOR CERTAIN
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, PUBLICATIONS, AND NOTICES. A document,
policy, survey, questionnaire, report, publication, notice, or
other written or electronic material produced by a governmental
entity or official may only reference two sexes, male and female,
when requesting or providing information regarding an individual's
sex.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.