TX HB 229
enactedRelating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
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Did TX HB 229 pass?
Yes. TX HB 229 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25
What is TX HB 229 about?
TX HB 229 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 229?
Slawson, Hull, Leach and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 229, joined by 71 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-02-27
- Latest action
- 2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Slawsonprimary
- Hullprimary
- Leachprimary
- Swansonprimary
- Middletonprimary
- Troxclairprimary
- Bumgarnercosponsor
- Buttoncosponsor
- Caincosponsor
- Capriglionecosponsor
- Cookcosponsor
- Currycosponsor
- Deancosponsor
- DeAyalacosponsor
- Doraziocosponsor
- Dysoncosponsor
- Fairlycosponsor
- Frankcosponsor
- Gerdescosponsor
- Guillencosponsor
- Harriscosponsor
- Harris Davilacosponsor
- Harrisoncosponsor
- Hayescosponsor
- Hefnercosponsor
- Hicklandcosponsor
- Holtcosponsor
- Hoppercosponsor
- Huntercosponsor
- Isaaccosponsor
- Kerwincosponsor
- Kitzmancosponsor
- LaHoodcosponsor
- Landgrafcosponsor
- Leo Wilsoncosponsor
- Littlecosponsor
- Lopez, Janiecosponsor
- Lowecosponsor
- Lozanocosponsor
- Luthercosponsor
- McLaughlincosponsor
- McQueeneycosponsor
- Metcalfcosponsor
- Moneycosponsor
- Morgancosponsor
- Noblecosponsor
- Olcottcosponsor
- Oliversoncosponsor
- Orrcosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Paulcosponsor
- Piersoncosponsor
- Richardsoncosponsor
- Schatzlinecosponsor
- Schoolcraftcosponsor
- Shaheencosponsor
- Shofnercosponsor
- Spillercosponsor
- Teppercosponsor
- Tinderholtcosponsor
- Tothcosponsor
- Vasutcosponsor
- Villaloboscosponsor
- Virdellcosponsor
- Whartoncosponsor
- Wilsoncosponsor
- Campbellcosponsor
- Hagenbuchcosponsor
- Hancockcosponsor
- Hinojosa, Adamcosponsor
- Kingcosponsor
- Kolkhorstcosponsor
- Alderscosponsor
- Barrycosponsor
- Bell, Keithcosponsor
- Bonnencosponsor
- Buckleycosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-06-20
Effective on 9/1/25
became-law
2025-06-20
Signed by the Governor
executive-signature
2025-05-30
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-28
Signed in the Senate
passage
2025-05-28
Signed in the House
passage
2025-05-28
Reported enrolled
enrolled
2025-05-28
Senate passage reported
passage
2025-05-28
Remarks ordered printed
2025-05-28
Record vote
2025-05-28
Passed
passage
2025-05-28
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-28
Record vote
2025-05-28
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-28
Record vote
2025-05-28
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
reading-2
2025-05-28
Record vote
2025-05-28
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-28
Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-27
Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-26
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-26
Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-23
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-23
Reported favorably w/o amendments
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-22
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-22
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-15
Left pending in committee
2025-05-15
Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-15
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-15
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-13
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-05-13
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-12
Received from the House
introduction
2025-05-12
Reported engrossed
2025-05-12
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-12
Record vote
2025-05-12
Passed
passage
2025-05-12
Record vote
2025-05-12
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-05-12
Record vote
2025-05-12
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-05-12
Record vote
2025-05-12
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-05-12
Record vote
2025-05-12
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-05-12
Record vote
2025-05-12
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-05-12
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-12
Record vote
2025-05-12
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-05-12
Amendment withdrawn
amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal
2025-05-12
Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
withdrawal
2025-05-12
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-05-12
Laid out as postponed business
2025-05-12
Postponed
2025-05-12
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-10
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10
Record vote
2025-05-10
Passed to engrossment as amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-10
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-10
Point of order withdrawn
withdrawal
2025-05-10
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10
Record vote
2025-05-10
Amendment tabled
deferral
2025-05-10
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10
Record vote
2025-05-10
Amendment fails of adoption
amendment-failure
2025-05-10
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-09
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-07
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-06
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-06
Committee report distributed
2025-05-05
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-04-30
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-30
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-25
Left pending in committee
2025-04-25
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-25
Considered in public hearing
2025-02-27
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-02-27
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2024-11-12
Filed
filing
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Votes
other
2025-05-10 · fail · 28-79
Member-level votes (151)
- Bucy: yes
- Campos: yes
- Cole: yes
- Collier: yes
- Dutton: yes
- Gámez: yes
- Garcia Hernandez: yes
- Gervin-Hawkins: yes
- González, J.: yes
- Hernandez: yes
- Hinojosa: yes
- Howard: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones, J.: yes
- Lopez, R.: yes
- Manuel: yes
- Morales, C.: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Perez, V.: yes
- Plesa: yes
- Reynolds: yes
- Rodríguez Ramos: yes
- Rose: yes
- Rosenthal: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Turner: yes
- Walle: yes
- Wu: yes
- Alders: no
- Ashby: no
- Barry: no
- Bell, C.: no
- Bell, K.: no
- Bonnen: no
- Buckley: no
- Bumgarner: no
- Button: no
- Cain: no
- Capriglione: no
- Cook: no
- Craddick: no
- Cunningham: no
- Darby: no
- DeAyala: no
- Dorazio: no
- Dyson: no
- Frank: no
- Gerdes: no
- Geren: no
- Guerra: no
- Guillen: no
- Harless: no
- Harris: no
- Harris Davila: no
- Harrison: no
- Hayes: no
- Hickland: no
- Hopper: no
- Hull: no
- Hunter: no
- Isaac: no
- Kerwin: no
- King: no
- Kitzman: no
- LaHood: no
- Leach: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- Little: no
- Lopez, J.: no
- Louderback: no
- Lowe: no
- Lozano: no
- Lujan: no
- Luther: no
- McLaughlin: no
- McQueeney: no
- Metcalf: no
- Meyer: no
- Money: no
- Morgan: no
- Muñoz: no
- Noble: no
- Olcott: no
- Orr: no
- Patterson: no
- Paul: no
- Phelan: no
- Pierson: no
- Raymond: no
- Richardson: no
- Schatzline: no
- Schofield: no
- Schoolcraft: no
- Shaheen: no
- Shofner: no
- Slawson: no
- Spiller: no
- Swanson: no
- Tepper: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Toth: no
- Troxclair: no
- Vasut: no
- Villalobos: no
- Virdell: no
- Wharton: no
- Wilson: no
- Present: not voting
- Speaker: not voting
- Landgraf(C: not voting
- Allen: absent
- Anchía: absent
- Bernal: absent
- Bowers: absent
- Bryant: absent
- Canales: absent
- Davis, Y.: absent
- Goodwin: absent
- Hefner: absent
- Holt: absent
- Lalani: absent
- Lambert: absent
- Fischer: absent
- Meza: absent
- Moody: absent
- Morales Shaw: absent
- Ordaz: absent
- Perez, M.: absent
- Smithee: absent
- Talarico: absent
- Thompson: absent
- Vo: absent
- Zwiener: absent
- Bhojani: absent
- Cortez: absent
- Curry: absent
- Davis, A.: absent
- Dean: absent
- Fairly: absent
- Flores: absent
- Garcia, J.: absent
- Garcia, L.: absent
- Gates: absent
- González, M.: absent
- Jones, V.: absent
- Longoria: absent
- Martinez: absent
- Oliverson: absent
- Romero: absent
- VanDeaver: absent
- Ward Johnson: absent
passage
2025-05-10 · pass · 86-36
Member-level votes (152)
- Alders: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cook: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- Guerra: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- King: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Money: yes
- Morales, E.: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Romero: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schofield: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Slawson: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Tinderholt: yes
- Toth: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vasut: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Bhojani: no
- Bucy: no
- Campos: no
- Cole: no
- Collier: no
- Davis, A.: no
- Dutton: no
- Flores: no
- Gámez: no
- Garcia, J.: no
- Garcia, L.: no
- Garcia Hernandez: no
- Gervin-Hawkins: no
- González, J.: no
- González, M.: no
- Hinojosa: no
- Howard: no
- Johnson: no
- Jones, J.: no
- Jones, V.: no
- Longoria: no
- Lopez, R.: no
- Manuel: no
- Martinez: no
- Morales, C.: no
- Perez, V.: no
- Plesa: no
- Reynolds: no
- Rodríguez Ramos: no
- Rose: no
- Rosenthal: no
- Simmons: no
- Turner: no
- Ward Johnson: no
- Wu: no
- Zwiener: no
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- Allen: absent
- Anchía: absent
- Bernal: absent
- Bowers: absent
- Bryant: absent
- Canales: absent
- Davis, Y.: absent
- Goodwin: absent
- Hefner: absent
- Lalani: absent
- Lambert: absent
- Fischer: absent
- Meza: absent
- Moody: absent
- Morales Shaw: absent
- Ordaz: absent
- Perez, M.: absent
- Smithee: absent
- Talarico: absent
- Thompson: absent
- Vo: absent
- Button: absent
- Cain: absent
- Cortez: absent
- Hernandez: absent
- Lopez: absent
- J: absent
- Wall: absent
passage
2025-05-12 · pass · 87-56
Member-level votes (152)
- Alders: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Barry: yes
- Bell, C.: yes
- Bell, K.: yes
- Bonnen: yes
- Buckley: yes
- Bumgarner: yes
- Button: yes
- Cain: yes
- Capriglione: yes
- Cook: yes
- Craddick: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Curry: yes
- Darby: yes
- Dean: yes
- DeAyala: yes
- Dorazio: yes
- Dyson: yes
- Fairly: yes
- Frank: yes
- Gates: yes
- Gerdes: yes
- Geren: yes
- Guillen: yes
- Harless: yes
- Harris: yes
- Harris Davila: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Hefner: yes
- Hickland: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hopper: yes
- Hull: yes
- Hunter: yes
- Isaac: yes
- Kerwin: yes
- Kitzman: yes
- LaHood: yes
- Lambert: yes
- Landgraf: yes
- Leach: yes
- Leo Wilson: yes
- Little: yes
- Lopez, J.: yes
- Louderback: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Lozano: yes
- Lujan: yes
- Luther: yes
- McLaughlin: yes
- McQueeney: yes
- Metcalf: yes
- Meyer: yes
- Money: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Muñoz: yes
- Noble: yes
- Olcott: yes
- Oliverson: yes
- Orr: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Paul: yes
- Phelan: yes
- Pierson: yes
- Raymond: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Schatzline: yes
- Schoolcraft: yes
- Shaheen: yes
- Shofner: yes
- Slawson: yes
- Smithee: yes
- Spiller: yes
- Swanson: yes
- Tepper: yes
- Tinderholt: yes
- Toth: yes
- Troxclair: yes
- VanDeaver: yes
- Vasut: yes
- Villalobos: yes
- Virdell: yes
- Wharton: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Allen: no
- Anchía: no
- Bernal: no
- Bhojani: no
- Bowers: no
- Bryant: no
- Bucy: no
- Campos: no
- Canales: no
- Collier: no
- Cortez: no
- Davis, A.: no
- Davis, Y.: no
- Dutton: no
- Gámez: no
- Garcia, J.: no
- Garcia, L.: no
- Garcia Hernandez: no
- Gervin-Hawkins: no
- González, J.: no
- González, M.: no
- Goodwin: no
- Guerra: no
- Hinojosa: no
- Howard: no
- Johnson: no
- Jones, J.: no
- Jones, V.: no
- Lalani: no
- Longoria: no
- Lopez, R.: no
- Manuel: no
- Martinez: no
- Fischer: no
- Meza: no
- Moody: no
- Morales, C.: no
- Morales, E.: no
- Morales Shaw: no
- Ordaz: no
- Perez, M.: no
- Perez, V.: no
- Plesa: no
- Reynolds: no
- Rodríguez Ramos: no
- Romero: no
- Rose: no
- Rosenthal: no
- Talarico: no
- Thompson: no
- Turner: no
- Vo: no
- Walle: no
- Ward Johnson: no
- Wu: no
- Zwiener: no
- Present: not voting
- Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
- Absent: absent
- Flores: absent
- Schofield: absent
- Simmon: absent
- Cole: absent
- Hernandez: absent
- Kin: absent
passage
2025-05-27 · pass · 20-11
Member-level votes (31)
- Bettencourt: yes
- Birdwell: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Creighton: yes
- Flores: yes
- Hagenbuch: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hancock: yes
- A. Hinojosa: yes
- Huffman: yes
- Hughes: yes
- King: yes
- Kolkhorst: yes
- Middleton: yes
- Nichols: yes
- Parker: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Perry: yes
- Schwertner: yes
- Sparks: yes
- Alvarado: no
- Blanco: no
- Cook: no
- Eckhardt: no
- Gutierrez: no
- J. Hinojosa: no
- Johnson: no
- Menéndez: no
- Miles: no
- West: no
- Zaffirini: no
passage
2025-05-28 · pass · 20-11
Member-level votes (31)
- Bettencourt: yes
- Birdwell: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Creighton: yes
- Flores: yes
- Hagenbuch: yes
- Hall: yes
- Hancock: yes
- A. Hinojosa: yes
- Huffman: yes
- Hughes: yes
- King: yes
- Kolkhorst: yes
- Middleton: yes
- Nichols: yes
- Parker: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Perry: yes
- Schwertner: yes
- Sparks: yes
- Alvarado: no
- Blanco: no
- Cook: no
- Eckhardt: no
- Gutierrez: no
- J. Hinojosa: no
- Johnson: no
- Menéndez: no
- Miles: no
- West: no
- Zaffirini: no
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