89th Legislature, Regular Session
HB 980
Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate.
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By: Toth H.B. No. 980 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 192.002, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (c-1) The form must include a space for recording the biological sex of a child as either male or female. A child born with a Y chromosome must be classified as male and a child born without a Y chromosome must be classified as female. The method of classifying a child's biological sex used under this section