Illinois HB4030

The General Assembly finds that: (1) males and females are legally equal, but they are not the same; (2) males and females possess unique and immutable biological differences that manifest prior to birth and increase as they age and experience puberty; (3) these unique and immutable biological differences mean that females and males are not similarly situated in all circumstances and are not interchangeable; and (4) inconsistencies in court rulings and policy initiatives regarding sex discrimination and common sex-based words have endangered women's rights and resources and have put the existence of private, single-sex spaces in jeopardy, thereby necessitating clarification of certain terms used in State law.

"Female" means, when this term is used in reference to a natural person, an individual who naturally has, had, will have through the course of normal development, or would have but for a developmental anomaly, genetic anomaly, or accident the reproductive system that at some point produces ova.

"Male" means, when this term is used in reference to a natural person, an individual who naturally has, had, will have through the course of normal development, or would have but for a developmental anomaly, genetic anomaly, or accident the reproductive system that at some point produces sperm.

"Woman" means an adult human of the female sex. [...] "Man" means an adult human of the male sex.

"Mother" means a female parent of a child or children as defined in Illinois law. [...] "Father" means a male parent of a child or children as defined in Illinois law.

"Sex" includes only 2 sexes, and every individual is either male or female, and individuals with congenital and medically verifiable differences in sex development, disorders in sex development, or intersex conditions, are not members of a third sex and must be accommodated consistent with State and federal law.