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SC H3506

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

Travis Moore

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Origin

House of Representatives

126th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes legal definitions for sex-related terms in South Carolina law, defining "sex" as biological sex (male or female) based on reproductive systems that produce eggs or sperm

  • Defines "woman" as an adult human female, "man" as an adult human male, "girl" as a minor human female, and "boy" as a minor human male

  • Specifies that "mother" means female parent and "father" means male parent

  • Declares that "gender" when used alone is a synonym for biological sex and cannot be used as shorthand for gender identity, gender expression, or gender role

  • Allows reasonable accommodation for individuals with verifiable disorders of sex development (DSD) while maintaining that sex is determined biologically, not by self-identification

Legislative Description

Human Biological Sexes

Last Action

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Rankin, Long, Oremus, Gibson, Lawson, Burns, Edgerton

1/28/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary12/5/2024

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