{"id":2480677,"date":"2025-08-30T10:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T14:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-house-passes-transgender-bathroom-bill-mandating-use-based-on-biological-sex\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T10:59:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T14:59:14","slug":"texas-house-passes-transgender-bathroom-bill-mandating-use-based-on-biological-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-house-passes-transgender-bathroom-bill-mandating-use-based-on-biological-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas House passes transgender bathroom bill mandating use based on biological sex"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-house-passes-transgender-bathroom-bill-mandating-use-based-on-biological-sex%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2480677&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Texas House recently passed Senate Bill 8, commonly referred to as the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-youve-got-that-much-of-a-problem-hold-it-ma-dem-governor-candidate-told-critics-of-transgender-bathroom-bill\/\" title=\"\u2018If You\u2019ve Got That Much Of A Problem, Hold It\u2019: MA Dem Governor Candidate Told Critics Of Transgender Bathroom ...\">transgender bathroom bill<\/a>,&#8221; which mandates that transgender individuals use bathrooms, locker rooms, and other sensitive facilities in government buildings according to their biological sex rather than their gender identity. The legislation applies to public schools, universities, prisons, jails, and family violence shelters. it includes fines ranging from $5,000 to $125,000 for violations. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-aims-to-regroup-as-spending-defeats-pile-up\/\" title=\"... seeks to regroup amidst mounting spending defeats.\">bill faced criticism<\/a> from Democrats, who described it as anti-transgender and accused it of encouraging discrimination and vigilantism. Conversely, Republicans defended the bill as a necessary measure to protect the safety and privacy of biological women and girls. after passing in the House with an 86 to 45 vote, the bill will return to the Senate for approval of amendments before being sent to Governor Greg Abbott, who has expressed support for the legislation. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Texas House passes transgender bathroom bill mandating use based on biological sex<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2215996\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas <\/a>state House this week passed a bill requiring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transgender-identifying<\/a> residents on government property to use private facilities that correspond with their biological sex, marking a major breakthrough for advocates.<\/p>\n<p>State Republicans have for years sought to advance such a measure, but have been stalled in the House despite repeatedly passing similar provisions in the Senate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3788376\/bondi-fires-doj-employee-for-flipping-off-national-guard-in-dc-federal-takeover\/\">Bondi fires DOJ employee for flipping off National Guard in DC federal takeover<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3787695\/violence-catholic-churches-documented-before-minnesota-shooting\/\">Frequent violence against Catholic churches was well documented before Minnesota shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3788151\/appeals-court-rules-trump-liberation-day-tariffs-unlawful\/\">Appeals court rules Trump &#8216;Liberation Day&#8217; tariffs unlawful<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>That changed on Thursday, when the chamber passed Senate Bill 8 in an 86 to 45 vote. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >legislation prohibits transgender-identifying people<\/a> in public schools and universities, prisons, jails, and other taxpayer-funded buildings from using bathrooms, locker rooms, and other sensitive spaces on the basis of gender identity. Those impacted must use facilities that align with their biological sex, according to the bill, which contains proposed fines for violators from $5,000 to $25,000 for first offenses, and from $25,000 to $125,000 for subsequent violations.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;bathroom bill&rdquo; would also apply to private facilities in family violence shelters.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats this week slammed SB 8 as being anti-trans, with state Rep. Jessica Gonz&aacute;lez framing the legislation as &ldquo;basically a vigilante potty police.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This isn&rsquo;t about protecting girls,&rdquo; state Rep. Jolanda Jones said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s about turning neighbors into narcs. It&rsquo;s creating what I call the &lsquo;vagina vigilantes&rsquo;: strangers empowered to decide gender based on nothing more than their prejudice, &lsquo;Who is man enough, who is woman enough to use a restroom?&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans argued the bill is a common-sense measure to protect vulnerable biological women from biological males in sensitive spaces.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When it comes to choosing between my little girl&rsquo;s safety and privacy and a grown man&rsquo;s bathroom preferences, I&rsquo;m going to choose my little girl every time, and I would hope that you would do the same,&rdquo;&nbsp;State Rep. Angelia Orr said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to the media following a bill signing as Texas senators debate a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3787726\/abbott-signs-new-texas-congressional-map-law\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3787726\" class=\"mediapress-link\">ABBOTT SIGNS NEW TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL MAP INTO LAW DESPITE DEMOCRATIC RESISTANCE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When it comes to the dignity, privacy and safety of Texas women and girls &mdash; there is no compromise,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;This is completely non-negotiable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The bill needs another vote in the Senate to clear amendments made in the House version. If passed, it will be sent to Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX), who has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1961249528780140901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signaled support<\/a> for the legislation, for final approval.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas House approves bill requiring bathrooms by biological sex<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2480678,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25226223492107.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45731,45785,4762,3694,35159],"class_list":["post-2480677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bathroom-bill","tag-biological-sex","tag-legislation","tag-texas","tag-transgender-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25226223492107.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2480677"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2480681,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480677\/revisions\/2480681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2480678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2480677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2480677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2480677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}