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      By: Toth H.B. No. 980       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth   certificate.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 192.002, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:           (c-1)     The form must include a space for recording the   biological sex of a child as either male or female.   A child born   with a Y chromosome must be classified as male and a child born   without a Y chromosome must be classified as female.   The method of   classifying a child's biological sex used under this section   applies to other laws of this state with respect to the   determination of a person's sex or gender.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human   Services Commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement the   changes in law made by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.