2025HB 229

Restoring Biological Reality in State Records

2025 - Texas House of Representatives

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill defines 'biological sex' in state law and standardizes how governmental entities collect information about biological sex. It pushes back against radical gender ideology by keeping official data rooted in objective, biological facts. CPAC supports legally affirming biological reality and supported this bill. The House passed this bill on 2025-05-12 by a vote of 87-56. The bill later became law.

87

Voted Yes

56

Voted No

7

Did Not Vote

Legislators · 150

LegislatorVote
Daniel Alders

TX

Conservative
Alma Allen

TX

Leftist
Rafael Anchia

TX

Leftist
Trent Ashby

TX

Conservative
Jeff Barry

TX

Conservative
Cecil Bell

TX

Conservative
Keith Bell

TX

Conservative
Diego Bernal

TX

Leftist
Salman Bhojani

TX

Leftist
Greg Bonnen

TX

Conservative
Rhetta Bowers

TX

Leftist
John W. Bryant

TX

Leftist
Brad Buckley

TX

Conservative
John Bucy

TX

Leftist
Ben Bumgarner

TX

Conservative
Dustin Burrows

TX

Did Not Vote
Angie Button

TX

Conservative
Briscoe Cain

TX

Conservative
Elizabeth Campos

TX

Leftist
Terry Canales

TX

Leftist
Giovanni Capriglione

TX

Conservative
Sheryl Cole

TX

Did Not Vote
Nicole Collier

TX

Leftist
David Cook

TX

Conservative
Philip Cortez

TX

Leftist
Tom Craddick

TX

Conservative
Charles Cunningham

TX

Conservative
Pat Curry

TX

Conservative
Drew Darby

TX

Conservative
Caroline Harris Davila

TX

Conservative
Yvonne Davis

TX

Leftist
Aicha Davis

TX

Leftist
Jay Dean

TX

Conservative
Mano DeAyala

TX

Conservative
Mark Dorazio

TX

Conservative
Harold Dutton

TX

Leftist
Paul Dyson

TX

Conservative
Caroline Fairly

TX

Conservative
Trey Martinez Fischer

TX

Leftist
Maria Luisa Flores

TX

Did Not Vote
James Frank

TX

Conservative
Erin Gamez

TX

Leftist
Josey Garcia

TX

Leftist
Linda Garcia

TX

Leftist
Gary Gates

TX

Conservative
Stan Gerdes

TX

Conservative
Charlie Geren

TX

Conservative
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins

TX

Leftist
Mary González

TX

Leftist
Jessica González

TX

Leftist
Vikki Goodwin

TX

Leftist
Bobby Guerra

TX

Leftist
Ryan Guillen

TX

Conservative
Sam Harless

TX

Conservative
Cody Harris

TX

Conservative
Brian Harrison

TX

Conservative
Richard Hayes

TX

Conservative
Cole Hefner

TX

Conservative
Ana Hernandez

TX

Did Not Vote
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez

TX

Leftist
Hillary Hickland

TX

Conservative
Gina Hinojosa

TX

Leftist
Janis Holt

TX

Conservative
Andy Hopper

TX

Conservative
Donna Howard

TX

Leftist
Lacey Hull

TX

Conservative
Todd Hunter

TX

Conservative
Carrie Isaac

TX

Conservative
Ann Johnson

TX

Leftist
Charlene Ward Johnson

TX

Leftist
Jolanda Jones

TX

Leftist
Venton Jones

TX

Leftist
Helen Kerwin

TX

Conservative
Ken King

TX

Did Not Vote
Stan Kitzman

TX

Conservative
Marc LaHood

TX

Conservative
Suleman Lalani

TX

Leftist
Stan Lambert

TX

Conservative
Brooks Landgraf

TX

Conservative
Jeff Leach

TX

Conservative
Terri Leo-Wilson

TX

Conservative
Mitch Little

TX

Conservative
Oscar Longoria

TX

Leftist
Ray Lopez

TX

Leftist
Janie Lopez

TX

Conservative
A.J. Louderback

TX

Conservative
David Lowe

TX

Conservative
J.M. Lozano

TX

Conservative
John Lujan

TX

Conservative
Shelley Luther

TX

Conservative
Christian Manuel

TX

Leftist
Armando Martinez

TX

Leftist
Don McLaughlin

TX

Conservative
John McQueeney

TX

Conservative
Will Metcalf

TX

Conservative
Morgan Meyer

TX

Conservative
Thresa Meza

TX

Leftist
Brent Money

TX

Conservative
Joe Moody

TX

Leftist
Christina Morales

TX

Leftist
Eddie Morales

TX

Leftist
Matt Morgan

TX

Conservative
Sergio Muñoz

TX

Conservative
Candy Noble

TX

Conservative
Mike Olcott

TX

Conservative
Tom Oliverson

TX

Conservative
Angelia Orr

TX

Conservative
Jared Patterson

TX

Conservative
Dennis Paul

TX

Conservative
Mary Ann Perez

TX

Leftist
Claudia Ordaz Perez

TX

Leftist
Vincent Perez

TX

Leftist
Dade Phelan

TX

Conservative
Katrina Pierson

TX

Conservative
Mihaela Plesa

TX

Leftist
Ana-Maria Ramos

TX

Leftist
Richard Raymond

TX

Conservative
Ron Reynolds

TX

Leftist
Keresa Richardson

TX

Conservative
Ramon Romero

TX

Leftist
Toni Rose

TX

Leftist
Jon Rosenthal

TX

Leftist
Nate Schatzline

TX

Conservative
Mike Schofield

TX

Did Not Vote
Alan Schoolcraft

TX

Conservative
Matt Shaheen

TX

Conservative
Penny Morales Shaw

TX

Leftist
Joanne Shofner

TX

Conservative
Lauren Ashley Simmons

TX

Did Not Vote
Shelby Slawson

TX

Conservative
John Smithee

TX

Conservative
David Spiller

TX

Conservative
Valoree Swanson

TX

Conservative
James Talarico

TX

Leftist
Carl Tepper

TX

Conservative
Senfronia Thompson

TX

Leftist
Tony Tinderholt

TX

Conservative
Steve Toth

TX

Conservative
Ellen Troxclair

TX

Conservative
Chris Turner

TX

Leftist
Gary Vandeaver

TX

Conservative
Cody Vasut

TX

Conservative
Denise Villalobos

TX

Conservative
Wesley Virdell

TX

Conservative
Hubert Vo

TX

Leftist
Armando Walle

TX

Leftist
Trey Wharton

TX

Conservative
Terry Wilson

TX

Conservative
Gene Wu

TX

Leftist
Erin Zwiener

TX

Leftist

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