ASAN – The House of Representatives in Texas will meet on Friday to consider a number of bills, and can vote on two projects aimed at the lives of transgender people in Texas, according to the evaluation of the room for this day.
The House 229 and House Bill Bill 778 drew attention from an alliance from LGBTQ+ Call groups, who will be held on Friday in opposition to bills, according to a joint press statement issued by equality in Texas on Thursday.
The non -profit assembly of civil rights and LGBTQ+ groups for invitation will include: ACLU from Texas, Texas Equality, Human Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal, Network Freedom Network and a sexual transformer education network in Texas.
House Law 229
HB 229 It will impose a bilateral sex and define it in the Texas Law. This will also require Texas government agencies to determine each person as a male or female in records.
“The legislative body finds that males and females have unique biological differences that appear before birth, increase the age of individuals, and adulthood.” The original draft law You read, “The gender biological differences mean that males, on average, are the largest, stronger and faster than female …[ing] Females are physically vulnerable than males to specific forms of violence, including sexual violence. “
The draft law does not include an exception to Texas between fractures.
“Under HB229, all agencies and departments in Texas will be required to impose a narrow definition of sex that excludes transit and intertwined Texas.” “This would complicate the work of any section that uses such records, and will make the normal daily life very complex for converted people who will not be allowed to update their government documents.”
When the Parliament Affairs Committee heard the draft law on April 25, 26 people spoke against the bill and 210 people who recorded their opposition. Six people witnessed support and three others supporting support, according to The Legislative Council website in Texas.
According to Legislative Budget CouncilHB 229 can cost the country $ 2.5 million to update computer systems in DSHS and the Ministry of Public Safety in Texas.
House Law 778
HB 778Which was presented in November 2024, was one of the first bills of the session, previously reported.
It will require the bill Health insurance companies covering the gender transition therapy, medicines and surgeries to cover the treatment as well to “manage, rebuild or recover from” gender transition “.
Bell, author of MP Jeff Leach The committee informed He told him that “the individuals who reflected their transmission” that they “chose to do so because of … harmful consequences,” according to the analysis of the bill.
“HB 778 seeks to ensure adequate healthcare coverage and assistance to those individuals who deal with the harmful effects of undergoing treatment or transitional procedures between the sexes or decided to reversed their transition,” says analysis of the Lech Bill.
While the draft law appears to increase the coverage of TEXANS transformers by including hormone level tests and recovery from surgeries, opponents said they are afraid that the bill will have a chilling effect on insurance companies.
“If it is implemented, the HB778 will increase the responsibility for any insurance company that covers transit health care, which makes it responsible for the potential and endless results after this care. In practice, this would make transit care expensive for most people, and it is possible that many insurance companies will pay to drop this care coverage,” Texas said. “
The bill was a public hearing on April 2. Twelve people spoke in favor of the bill, where five other attendees registered their support; 14 people spoke in the opposition, and 156 people registered as against the bill, according to L. Legislative records.
If the bills pass in the House of Representatives, they will go to the Senate in Texas to consider it. If it is yearned in the law, both projects will be valid on September 1.