85R8834 SCL-D     By: Coleman H.B. No. 2860       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a change of name and vital statistics information for an   adult.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Family Code, is amended   by adding Section 45.108 to read as follows:          Sec. 45.108.  CHANGE OF NAME AND VITAL STATISTICS   INFORMATION.  (a)  Subject to the eligibility requirements for a   name change under Section 45.103, a court shall order a change of   name under this subchapter for a petitioner whose petition is   accompanied by a sworn affidavit of a licensed physician stating   the petitioner identifies as a gender other than the gender   indicated on the petitioner's driver's license, birth certificate,   or other official document.          (b)  A court that orders a change of name for a petitioner   under this section shall simultaneously order:                (1)  the Department of Public Safety, as soon as   practicable, to change the petitioner's name and gender on the   petitioner's driver's license and other identification documents   under the department's control; and                (2)  the vital statistics unit of the Department of   State Health Services, on receipt of a licensed physician's sworn   affidavit that the petitioner identifies as a gender other than the   gender indicated on the petitioner's birth certificate, to amend   the petitioner's birth certificate in the manner provided by   Section 192.011, Health and Safety Code, to reflect the   petitioner's true gender.          (c)  This section may not be construed to require a surgical   procedure as a prerequisite for a court order under Subsection (a)   or (b).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.