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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 2291: 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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2291 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: David Lowe (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 14, 2025): Referred to Public Health.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David LowePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse91

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Public Health
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source