Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires individuals to use bathrooms and locker rooms based on their biological sex at birth in Texas.

Highlights:

• Requires individuals to use bathrooms and locker rooms based on their biological sex stated on their birth certificate at birth in Texas (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that cities, counties, and state agencies that don't develop policies to enforce the rule would be fined the following amounts (Sec. 1-5):

• The civil penalties for non-compliant entities would be $5,000 for the first violation; and 

• $25,000 for second and subsequent violations, with each day counting as a violation.

• Authorizes the state attorney general to be empowered to investigate and take action.

• Requires fines from penalties to go to the compensation of the Victims of Crime Fund (Sec. 1-5).

• Requires the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to house inmates in correctional facilities based on their sex as defined by the state (Sec. 1-5).

• Prohibits transgender women from accessing family-violence shelters designated for women (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that these restrictions would not apply to single-occupancy spaces like a single-toilet restroom (Sec. 1-5).

• Establishes exceptions for those helping disabled or young children (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that these provisions shall apply to restrooms, locker rooms, and other facilities in places like the Texas State Capitol, public schools, universities, city halls, county courthouses, and public libraries (Sec. 1-5).

• Specifies that the provision of this bill shall take effect beginning September 1, 2025 (Sec. 6).

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