A brand new invoice proposed in Texas might cost transgender folks with a state felony in the event that they lie about their organic intercourse assigned at beginning … and two lawmakers are defending the cruel punishment.

Texas State Reps. Steve Toth and Nate Schatzline joined us on “TMZ Dwell” Tuesday and we requested them concerning the proposed invoice that will add a brand new type of fraud associated to gender id.

As Toth and Schatzline clarify, the invoice — Texas Home Invoice 3817 — says a transgender Texan would commit “gender id fraud” in the event that they lie on state data or to employers about their organic intercourse … and they’d be charged with a state felony, which is punishable by as much as two years behind bars.

That might imply Caitlyn Jenner can be in violation of the legislation if she crammed out a state doc in Texas and mentioned she was feminine. We requested Toth and Schatzline about this situation — would they actually throw Caitlyn in jail ?!? — and challenged them about why such a invoice is required in Texas.

Frankly, there are usually not lots of people this might apply to … based mostly on the reasons these lawmakers give us.

Toth made it some extent to say the invoice does NOT make being transgender towards the legislation, however they each instructed us being trans is a psychological sickness.