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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 240: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 240 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. Primary sponsor: Mayes Middleton (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Reason for vote recorded in Journal.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mayes MiddletonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
CreightonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Brent HagenbuchCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Bob HallCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Adam HinojosaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Bryan HughesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Kevin SparksCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate31

“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. Reason for vote recorded in Journal
  2. Referred to State Affairs
  3. Read first time
  4. Received from the Senate
  5. Reported engrossed
  6. Record vote
  7. Passed
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. Record vote
  10. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  11. Co-author authorized
  12. Record vote

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

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