Texas Senate Bill 8, the Women's Privacy Act, went into effect December 4, 2025 after being signed by Governor Abbott on September 22, 2025. The law restricts access to bathrooms and locker rooms in government facilities, K-12 schools, and universities based on biological sex assigned at birth.
Facilities that violate the law face fines of $25,000 for a first offense and $125,000 for subsequent violations, counted daily. Six anti-trans bills passed into law and went into effect September 1, 2025, making Texas one of the most active states on these issues.
Privacy and safety in intimate facilities is a legitimate concern. This law upholds the biological reality of sex differences and protects women and girls from exposure to biological males in private spaces.
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."
— Genesis 1:27 (KJV)