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IN HB1291

CIVIL RIGHTSFAILED

Gender based terms.

Gender based terms. Defines specific terms for purposes of certain statutes that concern sex discrimination and benefits and services that are designated based upon sex. Provides exceptions. Replaces the term "gender" with the phrase "biological sex" in certain statutes in which the term is used to describe the condition of being physically male or female.

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The following definitions apply to the construction of all Indiana statutes concerning sex discrimination and benefits or services that are designated based upon sex: (1) "Boy" means a male person less than eighteen (18) years of age. (2) "Father" means a male parent of a child. (3) "Female"means a person with a reproductive system that but for a medically verifiable genetic disorder of se development, at some point produces ova (4) "Girl" means a female person less than eighteen(18) year of age (5) "Male" means a person with a reproductive system that but for a medically verifiable genetic disorder of se development, at some point produces sperm for fertilization of ova (6) "Man" means a male person at least eighteen (18) years of age. [...] (8) "Mother" means a female parent of a child. [...] (10) "Woman" means a female person at least eighteen (18) years of age.

Legislative Session

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2024 Regular Session

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History

DateAction
2024-01-09First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-01-09Authored by Representative Judy
2024-01-09Coauthored by Representatives King, Davis, Morris