FIFTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 2025

 

February 24, 2025

 

 

 

Mr. Speaker:

 

    Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

 

HOUSE BILL 178, as amended

 

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

 

     1. On page 27, line 10, after the first comma, strike the remainder of the line, strike lines 11 through 13 and strike line 14 up to the semicolon and insert in lieu thereof "based on the person's appearance, behavior or physical characteristics, that the person exhibits more masculinity or femininity whether or not it matches the person' gender or sex assigned at birth".

 

     2. On page 27, strike line 18 and strike line 19 up to the period and insert in lieu thereof "a person's physical, romantic or emotional attraction to persons of the same or different gender or the absence of any such attraction".

                             

                             Respectfully submitted,

 

 

                                                                 

Christine Chandler, Chair

 

 

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

 

Date

 

 

 

The roll call vote was 11 For 0 Against

Yes:      Abeyta, Chandler, Chavez, N., Hall II, Hochman-Vigil, Martinez, A., Martínez, J., McQueen, Reeb, Romero, A., Szczepanski

No:       0

Excused:  None

Absent:   None

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