Texas House Bill 229

Texas House Bill 229 (HB 229), also known as the Women's Bill of Rights,^[2] is a 2025 law in the state of Texas that modifies the definitions of gender, sex, and related terms in state law.^[3] It was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025.^[4]

House Bill 229 could revert up to 120,000 transgender Texans' state records and documents and require them to match their biological sex instead of gender identity.^[5][6][7][8] It has been accused of being anti-transgender and harmful to intersex and non-binary people.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

House Bill 229 defines female and woman as somebody who can produce ovum and male and man as somebody who can fertilize ovum, often referred to as the binary.^{[14][15][16][17][18]} It also requires state agencies to collect vital records on all Texans to determine them as either female or male based on the new definitions, and update them accordingly.^[19][20][21] The bill separately describes men as "bigger, stronger, and faster than females."^[22][23][24]

• LGBTQ rights in Texas
• Texas Senate Bill 14 (2023)