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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session
HB1111Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression; providing an administrative penalty.
Adds 'gender identity or expression' to definitions and prohibitions against discrimination in public accommodations, employment, housing, and state contracting, so more legal recognition of and protections for transgender people.
"Gender identity or expression" means having or being perceived as having a gender-related identity, appearance, expression, or behavior, regardless of whether that identity, appearance, expression, or behavior is different from that commonly associated with the individual's actual or perceived sex.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds definitions of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression throughout the Civil Practice & Remedies Code, Labor Code, Government Code, and Property Code. It prohibits discrimination on those bases in public accommodations (with narrow exceptions for certain supportive services), employment practices by employers/labor organizations/agencies/training programs/state contractors, and housing/real-estate transactions. It also strikes prior language excluding sexual orientation and transvestites from the housing-law definition of disability. These changes expand legal recogn
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SB154Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity↑Expands transgender recognition & access Filed
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