---
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).