Requiring usage of restrooms in public schools be based upon biological sex
The purpose of this bill is to assign the use of bathrooms and multi-person common changing rooms by gender and to prohibit the usage of a designated room under this section by a person of the opposite sex, with exceptions for family members, rendering medical or other assistance; and to establish penalties for violations.
2025 Regular Session
School requirements for multiple occupancy restroom or changing area. (a) A public school district or open-enrollment public charter school must rely upon a public school student's sex as identified on his or her original birth certificate issued at or near the time of his or her birth.
(b) To ensure privacy and safety, each public school district [...] that serves students in prekindergarten through grade 12 (preK-12) in this state shall: (1) Require each multiple occupancy restroom or changing area to be designated as follows: (A) For the exclusive use by the male sex; or (B) For the exclusive use by the female sex;
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-02-18 | Filed for introduction |
| 2025-02-18 | To Judiciary |
| 2025-02-18 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-02-18 | To House Judiciary |