HB 2342
Cain Bill Protects School Staff Who Use Biological Sex Terms
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to protection for a public school employee's use of terms consistent with biological sex.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
No firing, discipline or retaliation for addressing a student or coworker by biological sex.
The bill bars Texas school districts and charter schools from firing, disciplining, retaliating against, or otherwise discriminating against an employee who addresses a student or coworker in terms consistent with that person's biological sex. It touches teachers and other school employees, plus the districts and charter schools that employ them. On the ground, a school cannot punish a staff member for using pronouns or terms that match a student's or colleague's biological sex.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the House Public Education committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB2342 · 2025-02-03
SOLD BY
+ 10 coauthors
ITEM
relating to protection for a public school employee's use of terms consistent with biological sex.
WHAT IT DOES
No firing, discipline or retaliation for addressing a student or coworker by biological sex.
The bill bars Texas school districts and charter schools from firing, disciplining, retaliating against, or otherwise discriminating against an employee who addresses a student or coworker in terms consistent with that person's biological sex. It touches teachers and other school employees, plus the districts and charter schools that employ them. On the ground, a school cannot punish a staff member for using pronouns or terms that match a student's or colleague's biological sex.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Public Education
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
…“may not terminate, discipline, retaliate against, or otherwise discriminate against a district or school employee who addresses a student or another district or school employee in terms consistent with the biological sex of the student or employee”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill shields school employees from discipline over how they address students and coworkers, setting a speech rule for public school workplaces.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to May 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Teans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$5,000.00
Teans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$5,000.00
- Cash
- $5,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $5,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Jul 3, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Jul 3, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101033926.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Teans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$5,000.00
- Cash
- $5,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $5,000.00
Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Jul 3, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Jul 3, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101033926.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Feb 3, 2025
03/14/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Public Education · Final status: Died in committee
Companion
SB 810 by Hughes (similar)
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools
Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers
Education--School Districts
GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION
Text
The text as introduced · 163 words
89R10241 ANG-D By: Cain H.B. No. 2342 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to protection for a public school employee's use of terms consistent with biological sex. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 22, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 22.905 to read as follows: Sec. 22.905. PROTECTION FOR USE OF TERMS CONSISTENT WITH BIOLOGICAL SEX. A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not terminate, discipline, retaliate against, or otherwise discriminate against a district or school employee who addresses a student or another district or school employee in terms consistent with the biological sex of the student or employee. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.