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AZ HB2391

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/17/2024

Primary Sponsor

Alexander Kolodin

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

AI Summary

  • Defines biological sex as determined at birth (male or female) based on reproductive system development and applies this definition to all state laws and rules.

  • Establishes that terms like "woman," "girl," "man," "boy," "mother," and "father" refer specifically to biological sex categories.

  • Clarifies that equal treatment does not require identical treatment and that separate accommodations based on sex are not inherently unequal.

  • Subjects sex-based legal distinctions to intermediate constitutional scrutiny and deems sex-separated spaces in athletics, prisons, shelters, restrooms, and similar facilities substantially related to government objectives of health, safety, and privacy.

  • Requires school districts, public schools, and state agencies collecting vital statistics for antidiscrimination compliance or data gathering purposes to identify individuals as male or female at birth.

Legislative Description

Biological sex; standard; review; records

Records

Last Action

House read second time

1/22/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules1/17/2024
Government1/17/2024

Full Bill Text

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