Texas HB847 prohibits state funding for gender reassignment procedures and related health benefits, except for intersex individuals.

Texas HB847 amends the Government Code to prohibit the use of taxpayer resources for gender reassignment procedures and related health benefits. The bill defines gender reassignment as medical interventions, including surgery, intended to alter a person's primary or secondary sex characteristics. The prohibition does not apply to gender reassignment procedures for intersex individuals, who are defined as those with chromosomal, gonadal, genital, or endocrine characteristics that are not typical for the determined sex of the person.

Texas HB847 prohibits state funding for gender reassignment procedures and related health benefits, except for intersex individuals.

Texas HB847 amends the Government Code to prohibit the use of taxpayer resources for gender reassignment procedures and related health benefits. The bill defines gender reassignment as medical interventions, including surgery, intended to alter a person's primary or secondary sex characteristics. The prohibition does not apply to gender reassignment procedures for intersex individuals, who are defined as those with chromosomal, gonadal, genital, or endocrine characteristics that are not typical for the determined sex of the person.