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          A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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          AN ACT
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        relating to designation of gender-neutral bathrooms, changing  | 
      
      
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        rooms, locker rooms, shower rooms, and similar facilities. | 
      
      
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               BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
      
      
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               SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 341, Health and Safety  | 
      
      
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        Code, is amended by adding Section 341.070 to read as follows: | 
      
      
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               Sec. 341.070.  DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN GENDER-NEUTRAL  | 
      
      
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        FACILITIES.  A public or private entity that provides a  | 
      
      
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        gender-neutral bathroom, changing room, locker room, shower room,  | 
      
      
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        or similar facility must prominently display on each entrance to  | 
      
      
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        the facility an icon, symbol, or other identifying device that  | 
      
      
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        designates the facility as gender-neutral. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |