All Roll Calls
Yes: 1,264 • No: 732
Sponsored By: Paul Bettencourt (Republican), Brian Birdwell (Republican), Greg Bonnen, Donna Campbell (Republican), Creighton, Lulu Flores, Brent Hagenbuch (Republican), Bob Hall (Republican), Cody Harris, Adam Hinojosa (Republican), Joan Huffman (Republican), Bryan Hughes (Republican), Ken King, Lois Kolkhorst (Republican), Jeff Leach, Will Metcalf, Mayes Middleton (Republican), Angelia Orr, Angela Paxton (Republican), Kevin Sparks (Republican)
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7 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 3 mixed.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice must house inmates by their sex in cells and dorms. The Board of Criminal Justice must write rules to carry this out and follow state and federal law.
A family violence shelter set up to serve female victims may only serve people whose sex is female. It may also serve a child age 17 or younger who is the child of a female getting services. This limits access for others.
If you are affected by a state or local violation of this law, you can sue. You can ask a court for a declaration or an injunction. You can also recover court costs and reasonable attorney and witness fees. Appeals from these cases go to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals.
If you sue to stop enforcement of a sex‑based access rule and lose, you and your lawyer must pay the other side’s reasonable attorney fees and costs for the claims they won. A defendant counts as the prevailing party if the court dismisses the claim or enters judgment for that party. This rule applies in state or federal court. It raises the cost risk for people who bring these cases.
A state or local agency that breaks this law owes $25,000 for the first violation and $125,000 for later ones. Each day the violation continues counts as a new violation. Before a complaint reaches the attorney general, a resident must send written notice and allow three business days to fix the issue, and include that notice and a sworn statement with the complaint. The attorney general must investigate and give written notice with the violation, location, proposed penalty, and a 15‑day cure window to avoid the penalty, unless a court already found liability. If not fixed by day 15, the attorney general can sue, seek court orders, and recover attorney fees and costs; penalty money goes to the Compensation to Victims of Crime Fund, and appeals go to the Fifteenth Court of Appeals.
The State and local governments keep immunity for suits that attack this law or try to block enforcement, and officers keep official immunity. These immunities apply in every state and federal court. Other state laws do not waive these immunities unless they clearly name this section, and government lawyers cannot waive them. State courts cannot issue orders that declare this law invalid or stop enforcement, and they cannot certify classes in those cases.
State and local agencies must label each multi‑occupancy restroom, locker room, and similar space for one sex. They must take reasonable steps to stop entry by the opposite sex. Agencies may add single‑occupancy or family restrooms and set help rules for people with disabilities, young children, or elderly people. Agencies may not let someone use a multi‑occupancy space reserved for the opposite sex. Exceptions allow entry for cleaning, maintenance, medical or emergency help, law enforcement, to prevent a serious threat, and for a child age 9 or younger with a caregiver.
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Paul Bettencourt
Republican • Senate
Brian Birdwell
Republican • Senate
Greg Bonnen
House
Donna Campbell
Republican • Senate
Creighton
Affiliation unavailable
Lulu Flores
House
Brent Hagenbuch
Republican • Senate
Bob Hall
Republican • Senate
Cody Harris
House
Adam Hinojosa
Republican • Senate
Joan Huffman
Republican • Senate
Bryan Hughes
Republican • Senate
Ken King
House
Lois Kolkhorst
Republican • Senate
Jeff Leach
House
Will Metcalf
House
Mayes Middleton
Republican • Senate
Angelia Orr
House
Angela Paxton
Republican • Senate
Kevin Sparks
Republican • Senate
Daniel Alders
House
Trent Ashby
House
Jeff Barry
House
Keith Bell
House
Keith Bell
House
Brad Buckley
House
Benjamin Bumgarner
House
Angie Chen Button
House
Briscoe Cain
House
Giovanni Capriglione
House
David Cook
House
Tom Craddick
House
Charles Cunningham
House
Pat Curry
House
Mano DeAyala
House
Mark Dorazio
House
Paul Dyson
House
Stan Gerdes
House
Ryan Guillen
House
Sam Harless
House
Caroline Harris Davila
House
Richard Hayes
House
Cole Hefner
House
Hillary Hickland
House
Janis Holt
House
Andy Hopper
House
Lacey Hull
House
Todd Hunter
House
Carrie Isaac
House
Helen Kerwin
House
Stan Kitzman
House
Marc LaHood
House
Brooks Landgraf
House
Terri Leo Wilson
House
Mitch Little
House
Janie Lopez
House
David Lowe
House
Shelley Luther
House
Don McLaughlin
House
John McQueeney
House
Morgan Meyer
House
Matt Morgan
House
Tan Parker
Republican • Senate
Jared Patterson
House
Dennis Paul
House
Dade Phelan
House
Katrina Pierson
House
Keresa Richardson
House
Alan Schoolcraft
House
Matt Shaheen
House
Joanne Shofner
House
Shelby Slawson
House
David Spiller
House
Carl H. Tepper
House
Tony Tinderholt
House
Ellen Troxclair
House
Denise Villalobos
House
Wes Virdell
House
Trey Wharton
House
Terry M. Wilson
House
All Roll Calls
Yes: 1,264 • No: 732
Senate vote • 9/3/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 30
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
House vote • 8/28/2025
Record vote
Yes: 86 • No: 45
Senate vote • 8/19/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 42
Senate vote • 8/18/2025
Record vote
Yes: 30 • No: 0
Senate vote • 8/18/2025
Record vote
Yes: 30 • No: 0
Senate vote • 8/15/2025
Record vote
Yes: 0 • No: 30
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (December 4, 2025)
Signed by the Governor
Sent to the Governor
Signed in the House
Signed in the Senate
Reported enrolled
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
Record vote
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
Read
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
House passage as amended reported
Reason for vote recorded in Journal
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Record vote (RV#134)
Passed
Read 3rd time
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Record vote (RV#124)
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
Record vote (RV#123)
Amended (14-Toth, Cain, Harrison, Tinderholt, and Olcott)
Point of order withdrawn (Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1))
Point of order withdrawn (Rule 8, Section 3; Article III, Section 35(a))
Record vote (RV#122)
Engrossed
Enrolled
House Committee Report
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