Texas House Bill 3817
| Texas House Bill 3817 | |
|---|---|
| Texas Legislature | |
| |
| Citation | [1] |
| Territorial extent | Texas |
| Considered by | Texas House of Representatives |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill title | House Bill 3817 |
| Introduced by | Tom Oliverson |
| Introduced | March 5, 2025 |
| First reading | March 26, 2025 |
| Summary | |
| Considers "gender identity fraud," or knowingly claiming to be a gender that does not align with biological sex, as a felony. | |
| Status: Expired | |
Texas House Bill 3817 (HB 3817) was a proposed law in the state of Texas that would have made it a felony to commit "gender identity fraud," effectively criminalizing being transgender.[1][2] It was introduced by Representative Tom Oliverson on March 5, 2025, but expired on May 16, 2025 after reaching the deadline.[3][4]
The bill garnered criticism for being anti-transgender and extreme.[5][6][7][8] The bill never made it to an official vote despite committee hearings and had few co-sponsors.[9][10][11]
Provisions
House Bill 3817 would criminalize "gender identity fraud" by making it a felony for Texans to present their gender as something that does not align with their biological sex, especially in regard to government agencies or employers.[12][13][14] Those who commit said felony could be given a $10,000 fine or sentenced to two to ten years in jail, or both.[15][16][17] It applies to verbal or written statements.[18][19]
See also
References
- ^ "Headed for Failure; No Support for House Bill 3817". KSST Radio. 2025-03-10. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Crofford, Lori (2025-03-12). "Texas Bill Seeks to Make Transgender Identification a Felony". 101.9 The Bull. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Neas, Cora; Schwager, Adam (2025-05-15). "Thousands of Texas House bills 'die' at key midnight deadline". KXAN. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Savoie, Caroline (2025-03-26). "Bills in TX legislature: LGBTQ community concerns". Dallas Voice. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Neas, Cora (2025-03-08). "Texas bill could charge transgender people with 'gender identity fraud', if passed". KXAN Austin. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ McCaskill, Nolan (2025-03-12). "Texas Republican proposes jail time for identifying as transgender". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Wiggins, Christopher (2025-03-11). "Texas bill makes being trans a felony". Advocate. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Venegas, Natalie (2025-03-10). "Transgender People Applying for Jobs Could Face Jail Time Under Texas Bill". Newsweek. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Migdon, Brooke (2025-03-11). "Texas bill proposes criminalizing transgender identity". The Hill. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Koithan, Stephanie (2025-03-14). "Texas Republican introduces bill making it a felony to be transgender". San Antonio Current. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Wellerman, Zak (2025-03-06). "Lawmaker authors bill that could charge transgender Texans with crime". CBS 19. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Klibanoff, Eleanor (2025-04-14). "Track the Texas Legislature's battles over gender, sexuality". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Simmerman, Alexis; Cervantes Jr., Fernando (2025-03-11). "Texas anti-trans bill would charge people with 'gender identity fraud'". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Savoie, Caroline (2025-03-12). "Texas House bill proposes felony charges for 'gender identity fraud'". Dallas Voice. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Houston-Area Lawmaker Proposes 'Gender Identity Fraud' Bill". OutSmart Magazine. 2025-03-13. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Webb, Keith (2025-04-01). "Texas house bill threatens trans rights". The Hawkeye. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Howerton, Gwen (2025-03-05). "Proposed law could charge transgender Texans with fraud". Chron. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Blankley, Bethany (2025-03-16). "Bill filed to make 'gender identity fraud' a felony in Texas". The Center Square. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ Garrett, Kaila (2025-03-11). "Texas bill could charge people with 'gender identity fraud'". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved 2025-06-30.