SCR 42 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Urging the state to adopt the policy to recognize two sexes, male and female.

SCR 42 is a non-binding Senate Concurrent Resolution passed by the Texas Senate in April 2025. It declares the state's policy to "recognize two sexes, male and female," stating that biological sex is "immutable and innate." The resolution does not create new laws or change existing policies but affirms this position in state communications and actions. It specifically references concerns about "men entering spaces designed for women," though the resolution itself has no legal effect on access to facilities or protections.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action Apr 28, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 23, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative document to an 'Engrossed version' with added metadata including sponsor information and bill number. The substantive legislative content remains identical, preserving the original provisions regarding biological sex definitions and women's rights protections.
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Added bill metadata including sponsor name (Hughes, Creighton), co-sponsor (Hinojosa of Nueces), and bill number (89(R) SCR 42) at the top of the document.

Added a new header line stating 'The digital content on TLO has been updated to align with the accessibility standards required by WCAG 2.1'.

Changed document title from 'CONCURRENT RESOLUTION' to 'SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION' with renumbered line numbers.

Removed page footer information including bill tracking number (2025S0234-1) and date (03/13/25).

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025

How they voted

2010
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 23, 2025
D Democratic10
10 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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