HB 3817
Oliverson’s ‘Gender Identity Fraud’ Bill Needs No Gain Or Harm
Died in committee
Verdict: Smells
Why it's charged
Dragnet
THE CAPTION
“relating to creating the criminal offense of gender identity fraud.”
Caption, introduced version (I)
THE TEXT
…“verbal or written statement to a governmental entity or the”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The caption pitches fraud, but the text needs no intent to deceive for gain, no benefit obtained, and no harm. It reaches any spoken remark to an employer or government office, so ordinary workplace conversation can fall under the same state jail felony.
DragnetInitial 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 creating the criminal offense of gender identity fraud.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
A spoken remark to your employer or a government office can draw a state jail felony.
The bill creates a new offense, called gender identity fraud, for knowingly making a false or misleading spoken or written statement that identifies a person's biological sex as the opposite of the sex assigned at birth. It applies to statements made to any governmental entity or to the person's own employer, and it makes the offense a state jail felony. Starting September 1, 2025, a person who tells a government office or their employer that their sex is other than their birth sex could face a state jail felony charge.
Labels
Labels: QUICK READ: 124 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 124 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 5, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB3817 · 2025-03-05
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ITEM
relating to creating the criminal offense of gender identity fraud.
WHAT IT DOES
A spoken remark to your employer or a government office can draw a state jail felony.
The bill creates a new offense, called gender identity fraud, for knowingly making a false or misleading spoken or written statement that identifies a person's biological sex as the opposite of the sex assigned at birth. It applies to statements made to any governmental entity or to the person's own employer, and it makes the offense a state jail felony. Starting September 1, 2025, a person who tells a government office or their employer that their sex is other than their birth sex could face a state jail felony charge.
CHARGES
[x] DRAGNETanalysis confidence 50%
THE CAPTION
“relating to creating the criminal offense of gender identity fraud.”
Caption, introduced version (I)
THE TEXT
…“verbal or written statement to a governmental entity or the”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The caption pitches fraud, but the text needs no intent to deceive for gain, no benefit obtained, and no harm. It reaches any spoken remark to an employer or government office, so ordinary workplace conversation can fall under the same state jail felony.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to State Affairs
FILED UNDER
THE TEXT
…“person's employer by identifying the person's biological sex as the”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill makes certain statements about one's own sex, including spoken statements to an employer, a state jail felony offense.
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Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Oct 24, 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.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
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 Mar 5, 2025
03/26/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
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 · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Crimes--Miscellaneous
GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION
Text
The text as introduced · 124 words
89R14268 AJZ-D By: Oliverson H.B. No. 3817 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to creating the criminal offense of gender identity fraud. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 32, Penal Code, is amended by adding Section 32.515 to read as follows: Sec. 32.515. GENDER IDENTITY FRAUD. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false or misleading verbal or written statement to a governmental entity or the person's employer by identifying the person's biological sex as the opposite of the biological sex assigned to the person at birth. (b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.