Women’s Bill Of Rights Now Moving Toward Law In Texas

Austin, Texas has been very busy this legislative session as it almost feels like the chambers have been working around the clock to introduce new bills, and get as many articles to the governors desk at they can before the 140 days are concluded. Texas does allow for special sessions to be called by the governor for a period of up to 30 days, and that allows for additional bills to be introduced and debated in Austin during windows not within the 140 days of odd numbered years.

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Women's Bill Of Rights Now Moving Toward Law In Texas

Last night, the Texas Senate voted to move forward House Bill 229 that aims to clearly and legally define someone's gender on identification as being their sex at birth. Proponents point out that the words male and female, or man and woman are used multiple times throughout the Texas Constitution and other laws, so cementing the legal definition should eliminate any grey area about the application of the laws.

Texas Governor Abbott to Decide on Women's Bill of Rights

According to this KVUE article, now that the bill has passed the senate, it will move to Governor Abbott's desk, where he will decide if this will become the law of the land for the Lone Star State.

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Opponents of the bill believe this opens up legalized opportunities for Texans to be discriminated against. Looks like Texas will soon have the Women's Bill of Rights on the books, but the question of what is a woman remains.