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TX SB 406

died on adjournment

Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain persons.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 406 pass?

No. TX SB 406 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-04-17): Referred to Public Health

What is TX SB 406 about?

TX SB 406 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain persons.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 406?

Middleton is the primary sponsor of TX SB 406, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-21
Latest action
2025-04-17 — Referred to Public Health
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Middletonprimary
  • Florescosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-21

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-11-21

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-01-28

    Co-author authorized

  4. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-02-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-03-10

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. 2025-03-10

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-03-10

    Testimony taken in committee

  9. 2025-03-10

    Left pending in committee

  10. 2025-03-13

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-03-13

    Vote taken in committee

  12. 2025-03-17

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-03-17

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-03-24

    Co-author authorized

  15. 2025-03-24

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-03-26

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-03-31

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-04-02

    Co-author authorized

  19. 2025-04-02

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  20. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-02

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  22. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-03

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  24. 2025-04-03

    Record vote

  25. 2025-04-03

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  26. 2025-04-03

    Passed

    passage

  27. 2025-04-03

    Record vote

  28. 2025-04-03

    Reported engrossed

  29. 2025-04-07

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  30. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  31. 2025-04-17

    Referred to Public Health

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-02 · 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

    2025-04-03 · 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

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00400_SB00499/SB 406.xml

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