What is a Woman Act
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Bill Summary - 25LSO-0238 Bill No.: HB0032 Effective: Immediately LSO No.: 25LSO-0238 Enrolled Act No.: HEA No. 0073 Chapter No.: 146 Prime Sponsor: Lien Catch Title: What is a Woman Act. Has Report: No Subject: Standards for distinguishing between persons in conformance with their biological sex. Summary/Major Elements: In this bill, the Legislature has found that laws that distinguish between sexes are subject to intermediate constitutional scrutiny if challenged in court - meaning that laws that discriminate between sexes are allowed if the relevant distinctions are substantially related to important government objectives. The bill establishes that, notwithstanding any other law, laws that recognize or enforce distinctions between the sexes with respect to athletics, prisons or other detention facilities, domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, locker rooms, restrooms and other areas where safety or privacy are implicated and that result in separate accommodations between the sexes are substantially related to the important governmental objectives of protecting the health, safety and privacy of persons in such circumstances. Under the bill, any school district, or public school thereof, and any state agency, department, office or other political subdivision that collects vital statistics for the purpose of complying with anti-discrimination laws or for the purpose of gathering accurate public health, crime, economic or other data shall, when identification by sex is used, identify each person who is part of the collected data set as either male or female consistent with the persons sex at birth. The bill also establishes that a person born with a medically recognized condition or a disorder or difference in sex development shall not be denied legal protections and accommodations afforded under applicable law. The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.
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The lawmaker supports the first amendment because it avoids adding an extra layer to data collection by only separating data if currently done. They support the second amendment because legal counsel confirmed it clarifies protections for individuals with sex development disorders without extending them further.
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The amendment removes existing definitions of 'female' and 'male' in the bill and replaces them with new definitions that rely on what is written on a person's birth certificate to determine their sex.
The amendment removes specific lines from the bill that define how biological sex is determined and classified in laws, rules, or regulations.
The amendment proposes to remove a specific section from the bill, which is currently at line 10 on page 1.
The amendment changes the definition of biological sex to include genetic markers in addition to fertilization.
The amendment to HB0032 proposes adding the word 'natural' before certain references to a person's biological sex in various parts of the bill.
The amendment changes the definitions of 'female' and 'male' in the bill to specify that a person's biological sex is determined by their reproductive system's ability to produce, transport, or utilize eggs or sperm.
The amendment adds language to specify that the bill's rules about identifying a person's biological sex should be applied when determining someone's gender in legal contexts.
The amendment changes the bill to ensure that accommodations for males and females are not denied based on biological sex.
The amendment suggests adding language to specify that the term 'shall' should be followed by 'when identification by sex is used,' in a particular section of the bill.