Bill Text: TX HB4246 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to sexual orientation and gender identity or expression with regards to the rights of the elderly.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-03 - Referred to State Affairs [HB4246 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB4246-Introduced.html
By: Arévalo | H.B. No. 4246 |
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relating to sexual orientation and gender identity or expression | ||
with regards to the rights of the elderly. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 102.003(b), Human Resources Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 102.003. RIGHTS OF THE ELDERLY. (b) An elderly | ||
individual has the right to be treated with dignity and respect for | ||
the personal integrity of the individual, without regard to race, | ||
religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, | ||
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of payment. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |