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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to requiring public institution of higher education students who compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions to compete based on biological sex."
+description: "Relating to requiring public institution of higher education students who compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions to compete based on biological sex."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "88"
+identifier: "SB 15"
+citation: "Texas SB 15 (88)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Education--Higher--Athletics (I0256)", "GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION (S0767)", "HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD", "TEXAS (V4280)", "SAVE WOMEN'S SPORTS ACT (P40F8)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Bonnen", "Campbell", "Creighton", "Flores", "Hall", "Hancock", "Huffman", "Hughes", "King", "Klick", "Kolkhorst", "Middleton", "Nichols", "Oliverson", "Parker", "Paxton", "Perry", "Schwertner", "Slawson", "Sparks", "Springer", "Swanson"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 93
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2023-03-09"
+last_action: "2023-06-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf59c0d9-4950-4163-bbe4-9ea035a8c2d9"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 15.xml"
+source_hash: "4e4a1744ad242788b30a336bb5f46f86080d121c3d7ec67b2e7afc5ee958f90b"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas SB 15 (88) — Relating to requiring public institution of higher education students who compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions to compete based on biological sex.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00015I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00015E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00015H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00015S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00015F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **95–50** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **19–8** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **19–10** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **93–49** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bettencourt — primary (person)
+- Bonnen — primary (person)
+- Campbell — primary (person)
+- Creighton — primary (person)
+- Flores — primary (person)
+- Hall — primary (person)
+- Hancock — primary (person)
+- Huffman — primary (person)
+- Hughes — primary (person)
+- King — primary (person)
+- Klick — primary (person)
+- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
+- Middleton — primary (person)
+- Nichols — primary (person)
+- Oliverson — primary (person)
+- Parker — primary (person)
+- Paxton — primary (person)
+- Perry — primary (person)
+- Schwertner — primary (person)
+- Slawson — primary (person)
+- Sparks — primary (person)
+- Springer — primary (person)
+- Swanson — primary (person)
+- Allison — cosponsor (person)
+- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
+- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
+- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
+- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
+- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
+- Birdwell — cosponsor (person)
+- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
+- Bumgarner — cosponsor (person)
+- Burns — cosponsor (person)
+- Burrows — cosponsor (person)
+- Button — cosponsor (person)
+- Cain — cosponsor (person)
+- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
+- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
+- Cook — cosponsor (person)
+- Craddick — cosponsor (person)
+- Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
+- Darby — cosponsor (person)
+- DeAyala — cosponsor (person)
+- Dean — cosponsor (person)
+- Dorazio — cosponsor (person)
+- Frank — cosponsor (person)
+- Frazier — cosponsor (person)
+- Gates — cosponsor (person)
+- Gerdes — cosponsor (person)
+- Goldman — cosponsor (person)
+- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
+- Harless — cosponsor (person)
+- Harris, Caroline — cosponsor (person)
+- Harris, Cody — cosponsor (person)
+- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
+- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
+- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
+- Holland — cosponsor (person)
+- Hull — cosponsor (person)
+- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
+- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
+- Kacal — cosponsor (person)
+- King, Ken — cosponsor (person)
+- Kitzman — cosponsor (person)
+- Kuempel — cosponsor (person)
+- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
+- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
+- Leach — cosponsor (person)
+- Leo-Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
+- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
+- Lujan — cosponsor (person)
+- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
+- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
+- Morrison — cosponsor (person)
+- Murr — cosponsor (person)
+- Noble — cosponsor (person)
+- Orr — cosponsor (person)
+- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul — cosponsor (person)
+- Price — cosponsor (person)
+- Raney — cosponsor (person)
+- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
+- Schaefer — cosponsor (person)
+- Schatzline — cosponsor (person)
+- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
+- Shine — cosponsor (person)
+- Smith — cosponsor (person)
+- Smithee — cosponsor (person)
+- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
+- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
+- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
+- Thimesch — cosponsor (person)
+- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
+- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
+- Toth — cosponsor (person)
+- Troxclair — cosponsor (person)
+- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
+- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
+- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-03-09** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
+- **2023-03-09** Filed `filing`
+- **2023-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-03-09** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2023-03-13** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-03-13** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2023-03-13** Left pending in committee
+- **2023-03-16** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-03-16** Vote taken in committee
+- **2023-03-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-21** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2023-03-22** Co-author authorized
+- **2023-03-23** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2023-03-27** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
+- **2023-03-28** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2023-03-28** Record vote
+- **2023-03-28** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-28** Record vote
+- **2023-03-29** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2023-03-29** Record vote
+- **2023-03-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-29** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-03-29** Record vote
+- **2023-03-29** Reported engrossed
+- **2023-03-30** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2023-04-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-04-10** Referred to Higher Education `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-01** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-05-01** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
+- **2023-05-01** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2023-05-01** Left pending in committee
+- **2023-05-03** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2023-05-03** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
+- **2023-05-03** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-11** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2023-05-11** Committee report distributed
+- **2023-05-12** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2023-05-15** Considered in Calendars
+- **2023-05-17** Placed on Major State Calendar
+- **2023-05-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-17** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
+- **2023-05-17** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
+- **2023-05-17** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
+- **2023-05-17** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-17** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-17** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-17** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-17** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-17** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-17** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
+- **2023-05-17** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-17** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-17** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-17** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-17** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
+- **2023-05-17** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
+- **2023-05-17** Passed to 3rd reading
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-18** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-05-18** Record vote
+- **2023-05-18** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-26** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2023-05-26** Read
+- **2023-05-26** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
+- **2023-05-26** Record vote
+- **2023-05-26** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
+- **2023-05-27** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2023-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
+- **2023-05-29** Signed in the House `passage`
+- **2023-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-06-18** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf59c0d9-4950-4163-bbe4-9ea035a8c2d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+