Transgender Bathroom Ban Texas

Texas lawmakers voted late Wednesday to ban transgender people from public restrooms that match their gender identity, sending the measure to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott after nearly a decade of fa. Texas is poised to become the latest state to bar transgender people from using public bathrooms after the Senate passed a bill late Wednesday night that also bans transgender people from using locker rooms or from being incarcerated in facilities that align with their genders.

The bill, which Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign, is the latest in a slew of anti. Senate Bill 8 restricts bathroom use in government buildings and schools to sex assigned at birth.

After hours of debate, the Texas House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 8. The so-called "bathroom bill" restricts access to public restrooms for transgender people. Once the state Senate approves.

Bill banning transgender people from public bathrooms heads to Gov. Greg Abbott The Senate agreed to a change made by the House last week that quintuples the fines for agencies that violate the law. Texas passed an anti-trans bathroom bill banning transgender people from gender-appropriate restrooms, locker rooms, shelters, and prison housing.

Advocates warn it fuels danger, not safety. Texas lawmakers have passed a bill banning transgender people from using public restrooms that align with their gender identity. Texas Senate Bill 8 prohibits transgender people from using multiple.

Texas is poised to become the latest state to bar transgender people from using public restrooms after passing a bill aimed at prisons. Across the Union 19 states have already passed legislation limiting transgender people's access to the bathroom of their gender identity in public buildings. The Texas House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 8, the so-called "bathroom bill" that would restrict access to public restrooms for transgender people.

The measure now just needs a final nod from.