Bill Passed Banning Child Gender Modification Procedures

(The Center Square) – The Texas House passed SB 14, a bill banning child gender modification procedures. The measure passed after multiple attempts were made by Democrats to kill it and after protestors disrupted House proceedings and were arrested.

The bill passed with bipartisan support. Some Democrats joined Republicans in a vote of 92 to 48, although the tally hasn’t been certified by the House Journal Clerk. Some suggest not all 11 Democrats listed as voting for the bill actually did.

The bill survived several attempts to kill it, including Democrats calling multiple points of order, a procedural move in the Texas House rules that lawmakers use to try and defeat a bill by claiming they found an error. Last week, Democrats called a point of order twice, sending the bill back to committee. The committee then advanced the bill again, but was delayed again until it was heard on Friday, when multiple points of order were called on 19 proposed amendments. The majority of amendments failed. (Excerpt from The Center Square)