Texas 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025) Status: Enacted

SB 8 — Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

Last action — Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced August 15, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Greg Abbott (Republican) on September 22, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 80 sponsors

    20 primary, 60 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    4 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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By:AAMiddleton, et al.
S.B.ANo.A8 AN ACT relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex;
S.B.ANo.A8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex;
(1)AA$5,000 for the first violation;
(1)AA$25,000 for the first violation;
and (2)AA$25,000 for the second or a subsequent violation.
and (2)AA$125,000 for the second or a subsequent violation.
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S.B.ANo.A8 ______________________________AAAA______________________________ President of the SenateAAAAAAAAAAAAASpeaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B.
ANo.A8 passed the Senate onAAugustA19, 2025, by the following vote:
YeasA19, NaysA11;
and that the Senate concurred in House amendment on September 3, 2025, by the following vote:
YeasA18, NaysA8.
______________________________ AAAASecretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B.ANo.A8 passed the House, with amendment, on August 28, 2025, by the following vote:
YeasA86, NaysA45, one present not voting.
______________________________ AAAAChief Clerk of the House Approved:
______________________________ AAAAAAAAAAAAADate ______________________________ AAAAAAAAAAAGovernor 13
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Action History

  1. Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed in the House

  5. Signed in the Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

  7. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  8. Record vote

  9. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. Read

  11. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  12. House passage as amended reported

  13. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  14. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  15. Record vote

  16. Passed

  17. Read 3rd time

  18. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  19. Record vote

  20. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  21. Record vote

  22. Amended

  23. Point of order withdrawn

  24. Point of order withdrawn

  25. Record vote

  26. Amendment tabled

  27. Record vote

  28. Amendment tabled

  29. Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

  30. Amendment(s) offered

  31. Record vote

  32. Amendment tabled

  33. Record vote

  34. Amendment tabled

  35. Amendment withdrawn

  36. Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

  37. Amendment(s) offered

  38. Record vote

  39. Amendment tabled

  40. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. Record vote

  42. Amendment tabled

  43. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  44. Record vote

  45. Amendment tabled

  46. Record vote

  47. Amendment tabled

  48. Record vote

  49. Amendment tabled

  50. Amendment withdrawn

  51. Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

  52. Amendment(s) offered

  53. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  54. Record vote

  55. Amendment tabled

  56. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  57. Record vote

  58. Amendment tabled

  59. Read 2nd time

  60. Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  61. Rules suspended

  62. Placed on General State Calendar

  63. Considered in Calendars

  64. Committee report sent to Calendars

  65. Committee report distributed

  66. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  67. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  68. Amendment(s) considered in committee

  69. Considered in formal meeting

  70. Left pending in committee

  71. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  72. Considered in public hearing

  73. Referred to State Affairs

  74. Read first time

  75. Received from the Senate

  76. Reported engrossed

  77. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  78. Record vote

  79. Passed

  80. Read 3rd time

  81. Laid before the Senate

  82. Record vote

  83. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  84. Record vote

  85. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  86. Co-author authorized

  87. Committee report printed and distributed

  88. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  89. Vote taken in committee

  90. Testimony taken in committee

  91. Considered in public hearing

  92. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  93. Record vote

  94. Posting rule suspended

  95. Referred to State Affairs

  96. Read first time

  97. Filed

  98. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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20 sponsors · 60 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 71 voted No

Sponsors (20)

Co-sponsors (60)

Not signed on (104)

104 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

passage

Passed 18 Yea · 8 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18804
Total 18804
% of votes cast 60%27%0%13%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Adam Hinojosa — Yea
Angela Paxton — Yea
Bob Hall — Yea
Borris Miles — Nay
Brandon Creighton — Yea
Brent Hagenbuch — Yea
Brian Birdwell — Not Voting
Bryan Hughes — Yea
Carol Alvarado — Nay
Charles Perry — Yea
Charles Schwertner — Yea
César Blanco — Nay
Donna Campbell — Yea
Joan Huffman — Yea
José Menéndez — Nay
Juan Hinojosa — Nay
Judith Zaffirini — Nay
Kevin Sparks — Yea
Lois Kolkhorst — Yea
Mayes Middleton — Yea
Molly Cook — Nay
Nathan Johnson — Nay
Paul Bettencourt — Yea
Pete Flores — Yea
Phil King — Yea
Robert Nichols — Yea
Roland Gutierrez — Not Voting
Royce West — Not Voting
Sarah Eckhardt — Not Voting
Tan Parker — Yea

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passage

Passed 86 Yea · 43 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8643022
Total 8643022
% of votes cast 57%28%0%15%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
Present — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker(C) — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Yea
Aicha Davis — Not Voting
Alan Schoolcraft — Not Voting
Alma Allen — Nay
Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos — Not Voting
Andy Hopper — Yea
Angelia Orr — Yea
Angie Button — Yea
Armando Martinez — Not Voting
Armando Walle — Not Voting
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Nay
Ben Bumgarner — Yea
Brad Buckley — Yea
Brent Money — Yea
Brian Harrison — Yea
Briscoe Cain — Yea
Brooks Landgraf — Yea
Candy Noble — Not Voting
Carl Tepper — Yea
Caroline Fairly — Not Voting
Carrie Isaac — Yea
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez — Not Voting
Cecil Bell — Yea
Charles Cunningham — Yea
Charlie Geren — Yea
Chris Turner — Nay
Christian Manuel — Nay
Christina Morales — Not Voting
Claudia Ordaz — Not Voting
Cody Harris — Yea
Cody Vasut — Yea
Cole Hefner — Yea
Dade Phelan — Yea
Daniel Alders — Yea
David Lowe — Yea
David Spiller — Yea
Denise Villalobos — Yea
Dennis Paul — Yea
Diego Bernal — Nay
Don McLaughlin — Yea
Donna Howard — Nay
Drew Darby — Yea
Eddie Morales — Not Voting
Ellen Troxclair — Yea
Erin Gámez — Not Voting
Erin Zwiener — Nay
Garcia Hernandez — Nay
Gary Gates — Yea
Gary VanDeaver — Yea
Gene Wu — Nay
Gina Hinojosa — Nay
Giovanni Capriglione — Yea
Greg Bonnen — Yea
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — Nay
Harris Davila — Yea
Helen Kerwin — Yea
Hillary Hickland — Yea
Hubert Vo — Nay
J. M. Lozano — Yea
James B. Frank — Yea
James Talarico — Nay
Janie Lopez — Yea
Janis Holt — Yea
Jared Patterson — Yea
Jay Dean — Yea
Jeff Barry — Yea
Jeff Leach — Yea
Jessica González — Nay
Joanne Shofner — Yea
Joe Moody — Nay
John Bryant — Nay
John Bucy III — Nay
John Lujan — Yea
John McQueeney — Yea
John Smithee — Yea
Jolanda Jones — Nay
Jon Rosenthal — Nay
Josey Garcia — Not Voting
Katrina Pierson — Yea
Keith Bell — Yea
Keresa Richardson — Yea
Lacey Hull — Yea
Lauren A. Simmons — Nay
Leo Wilson — Yea
Linda Garcia — Nay
Liz Campos — Nay
Mano DeAyala — Yea
Marc LaHood — Yea
Mark Dorazio — Yea
Mary Ann Perez — Not Voting
Mary E. González — Nay
Matt Morgan — Yea
Matt Shaheen — Yea
Mihaela Plesa — Nay
Mike Olcott — Yea
Mike Schofield — Yea
Mitch Little — Yea
Molly Cook — Yea
Morales Shaw — Nay
Morgan Meyer — Yea
Nate Schatzline — Yea
Nathan Johnson — Not Voting
Nicole Collier — Nay
Oscar Longoria — Not Voting
Pat Curry — Yea
Paul Dyson — Yea
Pete Flores — Nay
Phil King — Yea
Philip Cortez — Nay
R. D. "Bobby" Guerra — Not Voting
Rafael Anchía — Nay
Ramon Romero, Jr. — Nay
Ray Lopez — Nay
Rhetta Bowers — Nay
Richard Hayes — Yea
Richard Peña Raymond — Yea
Ron Reynolds — Nay
Ryan Guillen — Yea
Salman Bhojani — Nay
Sam Harless — Yea
Senfronia Thompson — Nay
Sergio Muñoz, Jr. — Yea
Shelby Slawson — Yea
Shelley Luther — Yea
Sheryl Cole — Nay
Stan Gerdes — Yea
Stan Kitzman — Yea
Stan Lambert — Yea
Steve Toth — Yea
Suleman Lalani — Not Voting
Terri Leo Wilson — Yea
Terry Canales — Nay
Thresa "Terry" Meza — Not Voting
Todd Hunter — Yea
Tom Craddick — Yea
Tom Oliverson — Yea
Toni Rose — Nay
Tony Tinderholt — Yea
Trent Ashby — Yea
Trey Martinez Fischer — Not Voting
Trey Wharton — Yea
Valoree Swanson — Yea
Venton Jones — Nay
Vikki Goodwin — Nay
Vincent Perez — Nay
Ward Johnson — Nay
Wes Virdell — Yea
Will Metcalf — Yea
Yvonne Davis — Nay

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other

Failed 45 Yea · 85 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 4585021
Total 4585021
% of votes cast 30%56%0%14%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
Present — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker(C) — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Nay
Aicha Davis — Not Voting
Alan Schoolcraft — Nay
Alma Allen — Yea
Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos — Not Voting
Andy Hopper — Nay
Angelia Orr — Nay
Angie Button — Nay
Armando Martinez — Yea
Armando Walle — Not Voting
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Yea
Ben Bumgarner — Nay
Brad Buckley — Nay
Brent Money — Nay
Brian Harrison — Nay
Briscoe Cain — Nay
Brooks Landgraf — Nay
Candy Noble — Not Voting
Carl Tepper — Nay
Caroline Fairly — Nay
Carrie Isaac — Nay
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez — Not Voting
Cecil Bell — Nay
Charles Cunningham — Nay
Charlie Geren — Not Voting
Chris Turner — Yea
Christian Manuel — Yea
Christina Morales — Not Voting
Claudia Ordaz — Not Voting
Cody Harris — Nay
Cody Vasut — Nay
Cole Hefner — Nay
Dade Phelan — Nay
Daniel Alders — Nay
David Lowe — Nay
David Spiller — Nay
Denise Villalobos — Nay
Dennis Paul — Nay
Diego Bernal — Yea
Don McLaughlin — Nay
Donna Howard — Yea
Drew Darby — Nay
Eddie Morales — Not Voting
Ellen Troxclair — Nay
Erin Gámez — Yea
Erin Zwiener — Yea
Garcia Hernandez — Yea
Gary Gates — Nay
Gary VanDeaver — Nay
Gene Wu — Yea
Gina Hinojosa — Yea
Giovanni Capriglione — Nay
Greg Bonnen — Nay
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — Yea
Harris Davila — Nay
Helen Kerwin — Nay
Hillary Hickland — Nay
Hubert Vo — Yea
J. M. Lozano — Not Voting
James B. Frank — Nay
James Talarico — Yea
Janie Lopez — Nay
Janis Holt — Nay
Jared Patterson — Nay
Jay Dean — Nay
Jeff Barry — Nay
Jeff Leach — Nay
Jessica González — Yea
Joanne Shofner — Nay
Joe Moody — Yea
John Bryant — Yea
John Bucy III — Yea
John Lujan — Nay
John McQueeney — Nay
John Smithee — Nay
Jolanda Jones — Yea
Jon Rosenthal — Yea
Josey Garcia — Not Voting
Katrina Pierson — Nay
Keith Bell — Nay
Keresa Richardson — Nay
Lacey Hull — Nay
Lauren A. Simmons — Yea
Leo Wilson — Nay
Linda Garcia — Not Voting
Liz Campos — Yea
Mano DeAyala — Nay
Marc LaHood — Nay
Mark Dorazio — Nay
Mary Ann Perez — Not Voting
Mary E. González — Yea
Matt Morgan — Nay
Matt Shaheen — Nay
Mihaela Plesa — Yea
Mike Olcott — Nay
Mike Schofield — Nay
Mitch Little — Nay
Molly Cook — Nay
Morales Shaw — Yea
Morgan Meyer — Nay
Nate Schatzline — Nay
Nathan Johnson — Not Voting
Nicole Collier — Yea
Oscar Longoria — Not Voting
Pat Curry — Nay
Paul Dyson — Nay
Pete Flores — Yea
Phil King — Nay
Philip Cortez — Not Voting
R. D. "Bobby" Guerra — Not Voting
Rafael Anchía — Yea
Ramon Romero, Jr. — Yea
Ray Lopez — Yea
Rhetta Bowers — Yea
Richard Hayes — Nay
Richard Peña Raymond — Yea
Ron Reynolds — Yea
Ryan Guillen — Nay
Salman Bhojani — Nay
Sam Harless — Nay
Senfronia Thompson — Not Voting
Sergio Muñoz, Jr. — Yea
Shelby Slawson — Nay
Shelley Luther — Nay
Sheryl Cole — Yea
Stan Gerdes — Nay
Stan Kitzman — Nay
Stan Lambert — Nay
Steve Toth — Nay
Suleman Lalani — Yea
Terri Leo Wilson — Nay
Terry Canales — Yea
Thresa "Terry" Meza — Not Voting
Todd Hunter — Nay
Tom Craddick — Nay
Tom Oliverson — Nay
Toni Rose — Yea
Tony Tinderholt — Nay
Trent Ashby — Nay
Trey Martinez Fischer — Yea
Trey Wharton — Nay
Valoree Swanson — Nay
Venton Jones — Yea
Vikki Goodwin — Yea
Vincent Perez — Yea
Ward Johnson — Yea
Wes Virdell — Nay
Will Metcalf — Nay
Yvonne Davis — Yea

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passage

Passed 19 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191100
Total 191100
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Adam Hinojosa — Yea
Angela Paxton — Yea
Bob Hall — Yea
Borris Miles — Nay
Brandon Creighton — Yea
Brent Hagenbuch — Yea
Brian Birdwell — Yea
Bryan Hughes — Yea
Carol Alvarado — Nay
Charles Perry — Yea
Charles Schwertner — Yea
César Blanco — Nay
Donna Campbell — Yea
Joan Huffman — Yea
José Menéndez — Nay
Juan Hinojosa — Nay
Judith Zaffirini — Nay
Kevin Sparks — Yea
Lois Kolkhorst — Yea
Mayes Middleton — Yea
Molly Cook — Nay
Nathan Johnson — Nay
Paul Bettencourt — Yea
Pete Flores — Yea
Phil King — Yea
Robert Nichols — Yea
Roland Gutierrez — Nay
Royce West — Nay
Sarah Eckhardt — Nay
Tan Parker — Yea

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passage

Passed 19 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191100
Total 191100
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Adam Hinojosa — Yea
Angela Paxton — Yea
Bob Hall — Yea
Borris Miles — Nay
Brandon Creighton — Yea
Brent Hagenbuch — Yea
Brian Birdwell — Yea
Bryan Hughes — Yea
Carol Alvarado — Nay
Charles Perry — Yea
Charles Schwertner — Yea
César Blanco — Nay
Donna Campbell — Yea
Joan Huffman — Yea
José Menéndez — Nay
Juan Hinojosa — Nay
Judith Zaffirini — Nay
Kevin Sparks — Yea
Lois Kolkhorst — Yea
Mayes Middleton — Yea
Molly Cook — Nay
Nathan Johnson — Nay
Paul Bettencourt — Yea
Pete Flores — Yea
Phil King — Yea
Robert Nichols — Yea
Roland Gutierrez — Nay
Royce West — Nay
Sarah Eckhardt — Nay
Tan Parker — Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 8?
SB 8 is sponsored by Harris Davila, Terri Leo Wilson, Trey Wharton, Wes Virdell, Denise Villalobos, Ellen Troxclair, Tony Tinderholt, Carl Tepper, David Spiller, Shelby Slawson, Joanne Shofner, Matt Shaheen, Alan Schoolcraft, Keresa Richardson, Katrina Pierson, Dade Phelan, Dennis Paul, Jared Patterson, Matt Morgan, Morgan Meyer, John McQueeney, Don McLaughlin, Shelley Luther, David Lowe, Janie Lopez, Mitch Little, Brooks Landgraf, Marc LaHood, Stan Kitzman, Helen Kerwin, Carrie Isaac, Todd Hunter, Lacey Hull, Andy Hopper, Janis Holt, Hillary Hickland, Cole Hefner, Richard Hayes, Sam Harless, Ryan Guillen, Stan Gerdes, Paul Dyson, Mark Dorazio, Mano DeAyala, Pat Curry, Charles Cunningham, Tom Craddick, Giovanni Capriglione, Briscoe Cain, Angie Button, Ben Bumgarner, Brad Buckley, Keith Bell, Cecil Bell, Jeff Barry, Trent Ashby, Daniel Alders, Cody Harris, Jeff Leach, Greg Bonnen, Will Metcalf, Angelia Orr, Tan Parker, Kevin Sparks, Angela Paxton, Lois Kolkhorst, Bryan Hughes, Joan Huffman, Adam Hinojosa, Bob Hall, Brent Hagenbuch, Leo Wilson, Donna Campbell, Brian Birdwell, Paul Bettencourt, Mayes Middleton, Phil King, Molly Cook, Brandon Creighton, and Pete Flores.
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