A Texas lawmaker is taking new steps to regulate “gender identity” policies, proposing a bill that would make it a felony to misrepresent biological sex on official documents.
The legislation, introduced by Rep. Tom Oliverson (R-Conroe), is part of the state’s broader effort to define gender recognition strictly by biological sex. House Bill 3817 seeks to create a new criminal offense called “gender identity fraud.”
Under the measure, knowingly providing false gender information to a government agency or employer—if it contradicts biological sex—could result in up to two years in jail and a $10,000 fine.
The bill comes as Texas continues to battle over gender markers on state-issued IDs. Last year, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) implemented a policy barring gender marker changes that do not align with biological sex, according to Just the News.
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