Texas Senate passes anti-trans bill restricts bathrooms use, other private space

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Texas Senate passes anti-trans bill restricts bathrooms use, other private spaces

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Story by Isabella Cheng (24 April 2025)

TEXAS (KTAL/KMSS) — Today, the Texas Senate passed the "Women's Privacy Act," ensuring women are safe in their bathrooms, locker rooms, and showers. However, it explicitly prohibits trans people from sharing those spaces.

Mary Elizabeth Castle, Director of Government Relations for Texas Values, said, "The vote today in the Senate was a landmark vote for protecting women and girls in our state. No woman should have to be forced to share a vulnerable private space with a man and be deprived of her dignity. Private spaces are separated based on sex for a reason, and our state should keep it that way."

SB 240 underscores 'a person entering a private space designated for the biological sex opposite to the person's biological sex.' Section 3001.005 states that any political subdivision or state agency that violates this chapter is liable for a civil penalty $5,000 for the first offense and $25,000 for the second offense.