Hoping to pressure the Texas House into taking action on a bill to limit transgender-friendly bathroom policies, conservative Texans stood outside the House chamber Wednesday to urge a floor vote on the measure.

"When we go against common sense and the fundamentals of what we know to be true, we are jeopardizing the very identities and the faith principles of our children," said Nikki Kelton, the mother of three school-age children in Dripping Springs.

Kelton objected to a Dripping Springs school policy that allowed a transgender third-grader who was born a boy and identifies as a girl to use the girls’ bathroom, saying such policies are dangerous and "in direct conflict with the word of God and the biblical principles on which our nation was founded."

Rob Satterfield and his 10-year-old daughter, Shiloh, of Dripping Springs also spoke during the news conference, urging the Texas House to "take a stand to protect the privacy and dignity of our young men and women" by following the Senate’s lead and passingSenate Bill 6.

With 47 days remaining in the 140-day legislative session, however, the House has shown little inclination to act on SB 6, which arrived from the Senate four weeks ago and hasn’t yet been referred to a House committee for action.

House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, opposes the bill, calling it unnecessary and a magnet for boycotts that would hurt the state’s economy. Several social conservatives in the House also have been thwarted in attempts to amend bills with language to require people to use the bathroom that corresponds to the sex listed on their birth certificate.

Wednesday’s news conference was organized by Texas Values, a Christian advocacy group that is active at the Capitol.

Chuck Smith with Equality Texas, who attended the news conference, said afterward that SB 6 is intended to discriminate against transgender people, not protect privacy.

"If we’re really concerned about safety, then legislation should focus on assaults. Transgender people are not a problem," Smith said. "There are other laws on the books that deal with violations that might occur, and transgender people are not the ones who are committing assaults."

SB 6, approved in the Senate with unanimous GOP support and the backing of one Democrat, has emerged as one of the session’s most contentious pieces of legislation.

The measure would prohibit transgender people from using the bathroom that conforms with their gender identity in public schools and universities and in government buildings. SB 6 also would overturn city and county regulations requiring transgender-friendly bathrooms.

Dubbed the Texas Privacy Act because it also would apply to locker rooms and changing areas, SB 6 was the subject of a March 8-9 public hearing that ended 21 hours after it began and included 13 hours of public testimony, with opponents outnumbering supporters by about 9-to-1.

The bill also has drawn opposition from international corporations, small businesses, global investors, entertainers, pro sports leagues, tourism organizations, civil rights groups and gay rights activists.

Supporters include Texas Eagle Forum, Concerned Women of America, the Texas Pastor Council, Empower Texans and social conservative leaders who include Gary Bauer, David Barton, Steve Hotze and Rick Green.