Texas state Rep. Tom Oliverson, R-Conroe, has filed a bill to amend state penal code to create a new criminal offense of “gender identity fraud.”
The bill, HB 3817, which is less than 10 sentences, would make it a jailable felony for an individual to knowingly make a false or misleading verbal or written statement to a governmental entity or their employer by claiming to be a gender that is contrary to their biological sex. A state jail felony carries up to two years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000, according to the state penal code.