Requires placement of juveniles in detention or correctional facilities according to biological sex as recorded at birth on official documents, 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, if the child's biological sex is correctly stated on the certificate as described by Subsection (c); or (2) if the child's official birth certificate described by Subdivision (1) is unobtainable, another government record that states the child's biological sex.
Applies biological-sex rules to placement of children by juvenile boards and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in facilities for juveniles, which includes those in the juvenile justice education system, 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, if the child's biological sex is correctly stated on the certificate as described by Subsection (c); or (2) if the child's official birth certificate described by Subdivision (1) is unobtainable, another government record that states the child's biological sex.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a new section requiring placement of juveniles in detention or correctional facilities strictly according to biological sex as recorded at or near birth on official documents (with limited exceptions for clerical errors), while referencing PREA standards only as secondary to that rule. This directly restricts access to sex-segregated facilities matching gender identity for transgender or gender-nonconforming juveniles. The changes to registration penalties enforce compliance with this rule. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
Related bills
HB805Relating to a task force to study the legal and societal barriers to equality for transgender persons.↑Expands transgender recognition & access↑Expands transgender recognition & access Filed
SB37Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.↓Restricts abortion access=No change to transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
SB64Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.↓Restricts abortion access=No change to transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
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)
Hearings and calendar
2025-03-20 10:30 · Hearing · House S/C on Juvenile Justice Committee Hearing E2.014