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MS HB1144
Bill
Status
Failed
1/31/2023
Primary Sponsor
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes
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AI Summary
- Defines "sex" as biological sex at birth and establishes definitions for male, female, man, woman, mother, and father based on biological reproductive systems
- Establishes that policies distinguishing between sexes are subject to intermediate constitutional scrutiny, allowing such distinctions when substantially related to important governmental objectives
- Authorizes separate spaces based on sex in athletics, prisons, detention facilities, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, locker rooms, and restrooms where biology, safety, and privacy are implicated
- Requires public schools, school districts, and state or local agencies collecting vital statistics for anti-discrimination compliance or public health/crime/economic data to identify individuals as either male or female at birth
- Takes effect July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Title IX Preservation Act; create.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/31/2023
Committee Referrals
Judiciary A1/16/2023
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