Loading chat...
FL H1233
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Dean Black
Click for details
AI Summary
- Defines "sex" throughout Florida Statutes as the classification of a person as male or female based on reproductive biology at birth (chromosomes, hormones, and genitalia), and requires all statutory references to "gender" to be interpreted as "sex" under this definition
- Prohibits the Department of Highway Safety from issuing driver licenses or identification cards listing a sex different from the applicant's original birth certificate, requires applicants to sign an affidavit certifying their sex matches their birth certificate, and mandates revocation of licenses or IDs based on false attestations
- Requires any health insurance policy, group health plan, or health maintenance contract issued on or after July 1, 2024, that covers sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures to also cover detransition treatment, and requires insurers offering such coverage to also offer plans without it
- Prohibits health insurance policies from excluding coverage for mental health or therapeutic services that treat gender dysphoria by affirming the insured's biological sex at birth
- Establishes under the Florida Civil Rights Act that sex-based distinctions in athletics, prisons, domestic violence shelters, locker rooms, restrooms, and similar facilities where biology, safety, or privacy are implicated are subject to intermediate constitutional scrutiny and are considered substantially related to important state interests
Legislative Description
Biological Sex
Last Action
Died in Health & Human Services Committee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Health And Human Services1/13/2024
Full Bill Text
No bill text available