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MS SB2722

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Safe Dormitories Act; enact.

An Act To Enact The Safe Dormitories Act; To Set The Legislative Findings And Definitions; To Provide That Any Public Building That Maintains Multiple-occupancy Dormitory Rooms Shall Provide Student Residents The Option To Be Housed Only In A Dormitory Room With Roommates Of The Same Sex; To Prohibit A Person From Entering Into A Dormitory Room Designated Exclusively For Use By Persons Of The Opposite Sex; To Set Certain Specific Exceptions Related To This Prohibition; To Require Any Applicable Governmental Entity To Establish Regulations And Disciplinary Procedures For Any Such Person; To Establish Certain Violations Of The Act; To Authorize Private Enforcement Of The Act And Causes Of Action; To Require The Attorney General To Bring An Action To Enforce Compliance With The Act; To Provide A Severability Clause To The Act; And For Related Purposes.

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Any public building that maintains multiple-occupancy dormitory rooms shall, subject to its other ordinary terms and conditions of dormitory occupancy, provide student residents the option to be housed only in a dormitory room with roommates of the same sex. [...] Except as provided in this act, for purposes of this chapter, a person may not enter a dormitory room designated exclusively for use by persons of the opposite sex.

The Legislature finds that females and males should be provided areas, including dormitories, for their exclusive use, respective to their sex, in order to maintain public safety, decency, decorum and privacy.

(c) "Female" means an individual who has, had, will have through the course of normal development, or would have had (but for a developmental anomaly, genetic anomaly, disease, or injury) the reproductive system that at some point produces ova. (d) "Male" means an individual who has, had, will have through the course of normal development, or would have had (but for a developmental anomaly, genetic anomaly, disease, or injury) the reproductive system that at some point produces sperm

Legislative Session

inactive

2024 Regular Session

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History

DateAction
2024-03-05Died In Committee
2024-02-19Referred To Universities and Colleges