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ID H0190
Bill
Status
2/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee
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AI Summary
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Requires correctional facilities, domestic violence shelters, juvenile correctional centers, and state universities to designate all multi-occupancy restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters for exclusive use by either females or males based on biological sex
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Prohibits individuals from entering restrooms, changing rooms, or sleeping quarters designated for the opposite sex, with exceptions for custodial work, medical assistance, law enforcement, emergencies, athletic coaching, and assisting family members or those with disabilities
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State educational institutions must provide reasonable accommodations to students or employees unwilling or unable to use facilities designated for their sex upon written request, though accommodations cannot include access to opposite-sex facilities when opposite-sex individuals are present
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Creates a private cause of action for individuals who encounter someone of the opposite sex in a designated restroom or changing room, or who are required to share sleeping quarters with the opposite sex, allowing them to seek declaratory and injunctive relief plus attorney's fees
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Civil actions must be filed within 2 years of the violation; the act takes effect July 1, 2025 under an emergency declaration
Legislative Description
Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding safety and privacy in certain covered entities and to provide for remedies.
PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF WOMEN
Last Action
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
2/11/2025