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MN SF3002

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/21/2016

Primary Sponsor

Scott Newman

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature 2015-2016

AI Summary

  • Amends the definition of "sex" in Minnesota's Human Rights Act to specify that a person's sex is either male or female as biologically defined.

  • Exempts employer facilities including restrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms from sexual orientation nondiscrimination protections, requiring access be based on biological sex.

  • Exempts public facilities such as restrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms from sex and sexual orientation nondiscrimination provisions, with access reserved for males or females as biologically defined.

  • Prohibits employers from permitting access to restrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms on any basis other than biological sex, except for single-occupancy facilities and specified emergency or disability accommodations.

  • Requires public schools and universities to restrict access to restrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms used by minor students to biological sex, with exceptions for young children with adult guardians, disabled persons, and emergency personnel.

Legislative Description

Gender specific accommodations of the human rights act provisions modifications

Last Action

Referred to Judiciary

3/21/2016

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/21/2016

Full Bill Text

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