Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address same-sex marriages and parenting relationships and to the removal of provisions regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct.
HB 2758 updates Texas Family Code provisions to reflect same-sex marriages and parenting relationships. It adds a new section requiring gender-specific terms (like "husband" or "parent") to be interpreted neutrally for same-sex couples, and amends marriage license applications to remove the requirement specifying "a man and a woman" as applicants. The bill also removes outdated legal references describing homosexual conduct as criminal or unacceptable. This directly affects same-sex married couples and parents navigating Texas family law, ensuring their rights and relationships are recognized without gendered language.
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in committee
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Introduction
Mar 2025
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Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2025
Last action Mar 19, 2025
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Mar 19, 2025
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Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 19, 2025
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John Bryant
DDemocratic
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