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statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate
information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
Bill No.:
LSO No.: 25LSO-0238
Enrolled Act No.:
Chapter No.:
Prime Sponsor:
Catch Title: What is a Woman Act.
Has Report:
Subject:
biological sex.
Summary/Major Elements:
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intermediate constitutional scrutiny if challenged in court - meaning that laws that
discriminate between sexes are allowed if the relevant distinctions are substantially related to
important government objectives.
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distinctions between the sexes with respect to athletics, prisons or other detention facilities,
domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, locker rooms, restrooms and other areas where
safety or privacy are implicated and that result in separate accommodations between the sexes
are substantially related to the important governmental objectives of protecting the health,
safety and privacy of persons in such circumstances.
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office or other political subdivision that collects vital statistics for the purpose of complying
with anti-discrimination laws or for the purpose of gathering accurate public health, crime,
economic or other data shall, when identification by sex is used, identify each person who is
part of the collected data set as either male or female consistent with the persons sex at birth.
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or difference in sex development shall not be denied legal protections and accommodations
afforded under applicable law.