Sex-based terms; laws; rules; regulations
Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)
1. "Boy" means a human male who has not yet reached adulthood. [...] 3. "Father" means a male parent of a child or children as defined by law. 4. "Female", when used in reference to a natural person, means an individual who has, naturally had, will have or would have, but for a developmental anomaly or accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces ova. 5. "Girl" means a human female who has not yet reached adulthood. 6. "Male", when used in reference to a natural person, means an individual who has, naturally had, will have or would have, but for a developmental anomaly or accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces sperm for fertilization of female ova. 7. "Man" means an adult human of the male sex. 8. "Mother" means a female parent of a child or children as defined by law.
"Sex": (a) means a person's biological sex, either male or female, at birth. (b) Includes only two sexes and every individual is either a male or FEMALE. an individual with a difference in sex development does not establish a third sex. An individual with a congenital and medically VERIFIABLE Disorder or difference in sex development must be accommodated consistent with federal and state law. (c) Is objective and fixed. (d) Does not include gender identity or any other term that is intended to convey a person's subjective sense of self and may not be used as a synonym or substitute for the term sex.
1-902. Use of the term sex; sex discrimination; single-sex environments; vital statistics related to sex. A. Any policy, program, rule or law that prohibits sex discrimination must prohibit the unfair treatment of a female or male in relation to a similarly situated member of the opposite sex. B. This state and a political subdivision of this state may provide a separate single-sex environment for a male or female if the sexes are not similarly situated, particularly with respect to biology. A single-sex environment includes athletics, living facilities, locker rooms, bathrooms, domestic violence shelters and sexual assault crises centers.
History
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2025-01-08 | Prefile |