Requires housing and placement of inmates and juveniles in sex-segregated facilities based on biological sex at birth (using birth certificate or sex organs), so less access to facilities matching gender identity.
A juvenile board created under Chapter 152, Human Resources Code, or the department, as applicable, shall place a child in a detention or correctional facility according to the child's biological sex, as determined by: (1) the child's official birth certificate...
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds requirements in the Family Code and Government Code to place juveniles and house adult inmates according to biological sex (defined via original birth certificate or sex organs at intake), with exceptions only for unique safety needs under PREA standards. This directly restricts access to sex-segregated facilities matching gender identity for transgender people in correctional and juvenile settings. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
Related bills
HB32Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private ↓Restricts transgender recognition & access↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
HB437Relating to the placement of children in a detention or correctional facility according to biological sex.↓Restricts transgender recognition & access↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
SB240Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private ↓Restricts transgender recognition & access↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
HB2704Relating to general definitions regarding biological sex and the designation and use of certain spaces according to biological sex; authoriz↓Restricts transgender recognition & access↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)