Bill > HF700

This bill creates the Minnesota Women's Bill of Rights, which establishes strict legal definitions for biological sex and related terminology across state statutes and policies. The bill defines "woman" as an adult human female, "man" as an adult human male, and establishes that there are only two biological sexes (male and female) determined at birth. It requires that state agencies and public institutions collect data using these binary sex definitions and provides guidelines for preventing discrimination by ensuring fair treatment of males and females in comparison to each other. The bill allows for separate single-sex environments in contexts like athletics, bathrooms, and shelters where biological differences are relevant, and explicitly states that gender identity cannot be used as a substitute for biological sex. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for individuals with differences in sex development (DSD or intersex conditions), mandating that they be accommodated consistent with state and federal law while not being considered a third sex. The legislation also instructs the revisor of statutes to replace standalone uses of the word "gender" with "sex" in official documents. The bill includes a severability clause, meaning that if any part of the law is found unconstitutional, the rest of the provisions remain in effect.

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