"Dignity and Safety for Incarcerated Women Act"; enact.
An Act To Create The "dignity And Safety For Incarcerated Women Act"; To Define Certain Terms As Used Under This Act; To Provide That Every Restroom And Changing Room Within A Correctional Facility That Is For Use By Incarcerated Individuals Shall Be Designated For Use By Members Of One Sex; To Prohibit Any Incarcerated Individual From Entering A Restroom Or Changing Room That Is Designated For One Sex Unless He Or She Is A Member Of That Sex; To Provide That Every Restroom, Changing Room And Sleeping Quarter Within A Correctional Facility That Is Designated For The Use Of Incarcerated Adults That Is Accessible By Multiple Individuals At The Same Time Shall Be Designated For Use Only By Members Of One Sex; To Provide Certain Remedies For Violations Of This Act; To Regulate Public Student Housing For Single-sex Educational Housing; To Regulate How Persons Enter A Single-sex Educational Housing Space; To Require Governmental Entities To Establish Certain Regulations With Certain Disciplinary Procedures; To Provide That A Person Who Willfully Enters A Single-sex Educational Housing Space, When Such Entrance Is Prohibited, Shall Be Committing The Offense Of Trespass; To Authorize Assertion Of A Violation Of This Act; To Authorize The Attorney General To Bring Action Under Certain Circumstances; And For Related Purposes.
2024 Regular Session
(1) Every restroom and changing room within a correctional facility that is designated for the use of incarcerated individuals and that is accessible by multiple individuals at the same time shall be designated for use only by members of one sex. (2) A restroom or changing room within a correctional facility that is designated for one sex shall be used only by members of that sex and no incarcerated individual shall enter a restroom or changing room that is designated for one sex unless he or she is a member of that sex and the correctional facility shall ensure that all restrooms and changing rooms provide its users with privacy from members of the opposite sex. (3) Each sleeping quarter within a correctional facility that is designated for the use of incarcerated individuals and that is accessible by multiple individuals at the same time shall be designated for use only by members of one sex. (4) A sleeping quarter within a correctional facility that is designated for one sex shall be used only by members of that sex and no incarcerated individual shall be housed in a sleeping quarter that is designated for one sex unless he or she is a member of that sex. (c) "Female" means an individual who has, had, will have or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization. (d) "Male" means an individual who has, had, will have or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2024-04-02 | Died In Committee |
| 2024-03-19 | Referred To Corrections;Universities and Colleges |
| 2024-03-11 | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2024-03-07 | Passed As Amended |
| 2024-03-07 | Amended |
| 2024-03-07 | Committee Substitute Adopted |
| 2024-02-22 | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub |
| 2024-01-24 | Referred To Corrections |