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KY HB334

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Candy Massaroni

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Kentucky Women's Bill of Rights" (Sections 1-4) establishing legal definitions for sex-related terms in Kentucky law, defining "male" and "female" based on reproductive biology (ova or sperm production) and stating there are only two sexes

  • Defines "sex" as biological sex observed or clinically verified at birth, explicitly excluding gender identity from the definition and stating gender identity is not a synonym or substitute for sex

  • Authorizes state and local governments to provide single-sex environments in prisons, athletics, living facilities, locker rooms, bathrooms, domestic violence shelters, and rape crisis centers without violating antidiscrimination laws

  • Requires public schools, state agencies, and local governments collecting vital statistics for antidiscrimination compliance or public health data to identify individuals as male or female per the Act's biological definitions

  • Includes a severability clause allowing remaining provisions to stand if any portion is ruled invalid by courts

Legislative Description

AN ACT relating to sex-based classifications.

Corrections Impact

Last Action

to State Government (H)

1/21/2026

Committee Referrals

State Government1/21/2026
Committee On Committees1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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