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This bill requires birth certificates in Texas to include a person's biological sex, specifically defining sex based on the presence or absence of a Y chromosome. The bill mandates that birth certificate forms must have a space to record the child's sex as either male or female, with male being defined as a child born with a Y chromosome and female being defined as a child born without a Y chromosome. Importantly, this biological sex classification method will apply to other laws in Texas related to determining a person's sex or gender. The Health and Human Services Commission is directed to develop and adopt the necessary rules to implement these changes, with the bill set to take effect on September 1, 2025. This legislation represents a statutory approach to defining biological sex at birth using a chromosomal criteria, which could have significant implications for legal and administrative sex designations in the state.

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