Bill > SB2003

This bill, effective July 1, 2026, mandates that certain changing rooms and restrooms in public institutions, including postsecondary institutions (colleges, universities, and technology centers) and public schools, as well as state-operated or funded domestic violence shelters, must be designated for the exclusive use of either the male or female sex, with "sex" defined by the individual's original birth certificate. It prohibits individuals from entering a changing room or restroom that does not correspond to their sex, though exceptions are made for custodial, maintenance, emergency medical assistance, law enforcement, or situations involving natural disasters or threats to safety. Coaches at postsecondary institutions and schools are permitted to enter opposite-sex changing areas or sleeping quarters under specific conditions, such as when students are fully clothed and accompanied by another adult. Furthermore, students in postsecondary institutions and public schools cannot be required to share sleeping quarters with individuals of the opposite sex, unless they are family members, and institutions must provide separate, private areas for individuals based on their sex when in a state of undress. Institutions of higher education offering housing must provide the option for students to be housed only with persons of the same sex. The bill also establishes a cause of action for individuals who encounter someone of the opposite sex in a designated restroom or changing area due to the covered entity's failure to take reasonable steps to prohibit such use, or if they are required to share sleeping quarters with someone of the opposite sex.

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http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=sb2003&Session=2600