Purpose of the Bill

The purpose of this bill is to establish the "Minnesota Women's Bill of Rights" which aims to define concepts of sex and gender within the state’s civil statutes and administrative rules. It sets the framework for how individuals are classified based on biological sex and outlines the application of these definitions in policy and law.

Main Provisions

• Definitions of Terms: The bill clearly defines terms related to sex. "Woman" is defined as an adult human female, and "man" as an adult human male. "Girl" and "boy" are defined as human females and males who have not yet reached adulthood, respectively. Other definitions include "mother" for female parent, "father" for male parent, and "sex" as biological sex assigned at birth, excluding gender identity or other related concepts.
• Discrimination Policies: The bill mandates that any policies or statutes against sex discrimination must ensure fair treatment for both females and males, and explicitly allows for the creation of separate sex-based environments where necessary, such as in sports, bathrooms, and shelters.
• Data Collection: It requires public entities to classify individuals by biological sex when collecting data for legal compliance, public health, or other purposes. However, it does not mandate the collection of sex data unless required.

Significant Changes

• Definition and Terminology: This bill marks a shift by strictly defining and separating "sex" from "gender identity." It emphasizes the use of biological sex in legal and policy contexts, impacting how gender identity is treated in official capacities.
• Provision for Sex-segregated Spaces: It explicitly allows for sex-segregated environments, asserting that these measures do not infringe on anti-discrimination laws.
• Statutory Language: Instructs for the revisor to replace the term “gender” with “sex” where it appears alone in statutes, not affecting phrases like “gender identity.”

Relevant Terms

• Minnesota Women's Bill of Rights
• Biological sex
• Gender identity
• Discrimination
• Sex-segregated environments
• Public data collection
• Sex development differences (DSD)
• Intersex conditions