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MN HF3843

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/28/2022

Primary Sponsor

Glenn Gruenhagen

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Origin

House of Representatives

92nd Legislature 2021-2022

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 protections, requiring access based only on biological sex.

  • Prohibits claims of nontraditional identity or sexual orientation from overriding another person's privacy rights based on biological sex in gender-specific facilities.

  • Requires employers and public schools to restrict access to restrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms (other than single-occupancy facilities) based solely on biological sex, with exceptions for young children with guardians, people with disabilities, and emergency personnel.

  • Exempts nonpublic youth service organizations (sports, scouting, arts, agricultural) from sexual orientation qualifications for employees and volunteers.

Legislative Description

Human Rights Act provisions governing gender specific accommodations clarified.

Last Action

Author added Heintzeman

3/24/2022

Committee Referrals

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law2/28/2022

Full Bill Text

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