Texas HB973 prohibits courts and agencies from requiring schools to change a student's sex on permanent records.

Texas HB973 amends the Education Code to prohibit courts, administrative agencies, or other tribunals from ordering or requiring school district employees to change a student's permanent record to reflect a sex different from the student's biological sex. The bill defines biological sex as the physical condition of being male or female as determined by the sex organs, chromosomes, and endogenous profile of the individual at birth. This law takes effect on September 1, 2025.

Texas HB973 prohibits courts and agencies from requiring schools to change a student's sex on permanent records.

Texas HB973 amends the Education Code to prohibit courts, administrative agencies, or other tribunals from ordering or requiring school district employees to change a student's permanent record to reflect a sex different from the student's biological sex. The bill defines biological sex as the physical condition of being male or female as determined by the sex organs, chromosomes, and endogenous profile of the individual at birth. This law takes effect on September 1, 2025.