Texas House Bill 3817

Texas House Bill 3817
Texas Legislature
  • Relating to the criminal offense of gender identity fraud.
Citation[1]
Territorial extent Texas
Considered byTexas House of Representatives
Legislative history
Bill titleHouse Bill 3817
Introduced byTom Oliverson
IntroducedMarch 5, 2025
First readingMarch 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

  1. ^ "Headed for Failure; No Support for House Bill 3817". KSST Radio. March 10, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  2. ^ Crofford, Lori (March 12, 2025). "Texas Bill Seeks to Make Transgender Identification a Felony". 101.9 The Bull. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  3. ^ Neas, Cora; Schwager, Adam (May 15, 2025). "Thousands of Texas House bills 'die' at key midnight deadline". KXAN. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  4. ^ Savoie, Caroline (March 26, 2025). "Bills in TX legislature: LGBTQ community concerns". Dallas Voice. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  5. ^ Neas, Cora (March 8, 2025). "Texas bill could charge transgender people with 'gender identity fraud', if passed". KXAN Austin. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  6. ^ McCaskill, Nolan (March 12, 2025). "Texas Republican proposes jail time for identifying as transgender". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  7. ^ Wiggins, Christopher (March 11, 2025). "Texas bill makes being trans a felony". Advocate. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  8. ^ Venegas, Natalie (March 10, 2025). "Transgender People Applying for Jobs Could Face Jail Time Under Texas Bill". Newsweek. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  9. ^ Migdon, Brooke (March 11, 2025). "Texas bill proposes criminalizing transgender identity". The Hill. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  10. ^ Koithan, Stephanie (March 14, 2025). "Texas Republican introduces bill making it a felony to be transgender". San Antonio Current. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  11. ^ Wellerman, Zak (March 6, 2025). "Lawmaker authors bill that could charge transgender Texans with crime". CBS 19. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  12. ^ Klibanoff, Eleanor (April 14, 2025). "Track the Texas Legislature's battles over gender, sexuality". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  13. ^ Simmerman, Alexis; Cervantes Jr., Fernando (March 11, 2025). "Texas anti-trans bill would charge people with 'gender identity fraud'". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  14. ^ Savoie, Caroline (March 12, 2025). "Texas House bill proposes felony charges for 'gender identity fraud'". Dallas Voice. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  15. ^ "Houston-Area Lawmaker Proposes 'Gender Identity Fraud' Bill". OutSmart Magazine. March 13, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  16. ^ Webb, Keith (April 1, 2025). "Texas house bill threatens trans rights". The Hawkeye. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  17. ^ Howerton, Gwen (March 5, 2025). "Proposed law could charge transgender Texans with fraud". Chron. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  18. ^ Blankley, Bethany (March 16, 2025). "Bill filed to make 'gender identity fraud' a felony in Texas". The Center Square. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  19. ^ Garrett, Kaila (March 11, 2025). "Texas bill could charge people with 'gender identity fraud'". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
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