Monitoring the Session

HB 4710

Hopper’s bill on traveling with a child for gender procedures

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Andy HopperRHouse 64

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 traveling with a child to facilitate the provision of certain gender transitioning or gender reassignment procedures or treatments to that child; creating a criminal offense.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

First-degree felony to take a Texas child out of state for one.

The bill makes it a first-degree felony offense to travel from Texas to another state with a Texas child so the child can get a gender transition procedure or treatment that Texas law already bans inside the state. It reaches any person who makes that trip with the child, with an exception for procedures that existing Texas law already allows. Starting September 1, 2025, taking a child across state lines for these banned treatments becomes a serious offense in Texas.

Labels

Labels: CREATES AN OFFENSE. The caption of the graded version (introduced) reads: “relating to traveling with a child to facilitate the provision of certain gender transitioning or gender reassignment procedures or treatments to that child; creating a criminal offense.”NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 12, 2025 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4710 · 2025-03-12

SOLD BY

Rep. Andy HopperRHouse 64

+ 6 coauthors

ITEM

relating to traveling with a child to facilitate the provision of certain gender transitioning or gender reassignment procedures or treatments to that child; creating a criminal offense.

WHAT IT DOES

First-degree felony to take a Texas child out of state for one.

The bill makes it a first-degree felony offense to travel from Texas to another state with a Texas child so the child can get a gender transition procedure or treatment that Texas law already bans inside the state. It reaches any person who makes that trip with the child, with an exception for procedures that existing Texas law already allows. Starting September 1, 2025, taking a child across state lines for these banned treatments becomes a serious offense in Texas.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Public Health
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Andy Hopper

Donors

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$165KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$111KTexans for Truth and Liberty PAC$106K

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 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.

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC$165,000.00

Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$165,000.00

Cash
$145,000.00
Paid by others
$20,000.00
Total
$165,000.00
digital $20,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 30, 2025 to Jul 13, 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.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101031840, 101035276, 101045753, 101059537, 101069128.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$111,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$111,000.00

Cash
$105,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$111,000.00
poll $6,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 18, 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.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101031840, 101035276, 101045753, 101072124.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$106,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$106,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$106,000.00
poll $6,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 4, 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.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101045753.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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Texans United for a Conservative Majority PAC

$165,000.00

Cash
$145,000.00
Paid by others
$20,000.00
Total
$165,000.00
digital $20,000.00

Also funds 30 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 3, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 30, 2025 to Jul 13, 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.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101031840, 101035276, 101045753, 101059537, 101069128.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$111,000.00

Cash
$105,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$111,000.00
poll $6,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Oct 18, 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.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101031840, 101035276, 101045753, 101072124.

×

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$106,000.00

Cash
$100,000.00
Paid by others
$6,000.00
Total
$106,000.00
poll $6,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Feb 4, 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.

Report IDs: 101012447, 101045753.

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 12, 2025

04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Coauthors
Richard HayesRHouse 57 David LoweRHouse 91 Mike OlcottRHouse 60 Nate SchatzlineRHouse 93 Steve TothRHouse 15 Ellen TroxclairRHouse 19

House committee · Public Health · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment

Minors--Crimes Against

Minors--Health & Safety

GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION

TRAVEL

Text

The text as introduced · 253 words

89R15349 AJZ-D

By: Hopper
H.B. No. 4710

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to traveling with a child to facilitate the provision of

certain gender transitioning or gender reassignment procedures or

treatments to that child; creating a criminal offense.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter X, Chapter 161, Health and Safety

Code, as added by Chapter 335 (S.B. 14), Acts of the 88th

Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is amended by adding Section

161.707 to read as follows:

Sec. 161.707. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an

offense if the person travels from this state to a location outside

this state with a child who is a resident of this state to

facilitate the child's ability to receive a procedure or treatment

that would otherwise be prohibited by Section 161.702 if the

procedure or treatment occurred in this state.

(b) It is an exception to the application of this section

that the conduct occurred solely to enable the child to receive a

procedure or treatment that is authorized under Section 161.703.

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the first

degree.

SECTION 2. It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular

Session, 2025, that the amendments made by this Act to Subchapter X,

Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, be harmonized with another Act

of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to

nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.