AUSTIN, Texas — State lawmakers spent hours on Thursday debating Senate Bill 8 - the Women's Privacy Act - which is also known to many as the "Bathroom Bill."

SB 8 would require people to only use bathrooms in government buildings and public schools that align with their biological sex. The bill would also require inmates to be housed in the correction facility according to their biological sex, and family violence shelters to only provide services to female victims if their biological sex is female.

This is not the first time Texas lawmakers have tried to pass a "Bathroom Bill". For more than a decade, they've proposed similar legislation, but it's always died in the House.

Supporters of the bill say it's to protect girl's safety and privacy in the state.

"When it comes to the dignity

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