Florida

Restriction reported

No single code-wide definition; biology-based definitions of sex run through education, health, facilities and juvenile law

Laws cited: Fla. Stat. §§ 1000.21(7) and 1000.071(1) (ch. 2023-105, HB 1069); § 456.001(8) (ch. 2023-90, SB 254); § 553.865(3)(l) (ch. 2023-106); § 985.03(46) (ch. 2024-133, HB 1425)
In effect since: May 17, 2023
Instrument: Statute
Researched: September 22, 2026 (Date of the primary-source research; not a legal effective date)

From the source text

the classification of a person as either female or male based on the organization of the body of such person for a specific reproductive role

Notes

Florida has no definitions section that applies across all of its statutes. Each of these definitions is limited to its own chapter (the education code, health professions, the Safety in Private Spaces Act, juvenile justice); together they reach much of what state government does, so Florida is counted here.

Sources

Policy sources

Researched from primary sources

Trans Data Initiative research. Researched from primary sources (enacted text, the code on official sites, executive orders, court orders), starting from the Trans Data Initiative legislation tracker's bills. Each determination was checked independently by a second researcher; disputes were settled by a third review. No other tracker's descriptions were used.

A record is what a source reported on the date it was captured, not a legal effective date. An unobserved record is not a finding that no restrictions exist.

Dated records for Florida in this area

May 17, 2023 Reviewed primary source

No single code-wide definition; biology-based definitions of sex run through education, health, facilities and juvenile law

Fla. Stat. §§ 1000.21(7) and 1000.071(1) (ch. 2023-105, HB 1069); § 456.001(8) (ch. 2023-90, SB 254); § 553.865(3)(l) (ch. 2023-106); § 985.03(46) (ch. 2024-133, HB 1425)

Date basis: Effective date in the primary source. Researched September 22, 2026.

Inspect date source(opens another site) · Fla. Stat. § 1000.21(7) (2026; numbered (9) as enacted by ch. 2023-105): 'sex' for the Early Learning-20 Education Code only(opens another site) · Fla. Stat. § 456.001(8): 'sex' for ch. 456 (health professions) only, s. 4, ch. 2023-90(opens another site) · Fla. Stat. § 553.865(3)(l): 'sex' for the Safety in Private Spaces Act section only(opens another site) · Fla. Stat. § 985.03(46): juvenile-justice 'sex' by cross-reference to § 553.865(3), s. 9, ch. 2024-133(opens another site) · CS/CS/HB 1069 (2023), ch. 2023-105 (education code definition; § 1000.071 K-12 policy statement)(opens another site) · CS/SB 254 (2023), ch. 2023-90, effective 2023-05-17 (health-professions definition)(opens another site) · CS/HB 1425 (2024), ch. 2024-133 (juvenile-justice cross-reference)(opens another site) · Fla. Stat. § 1.01 (general definitions, 2026 statutes): no definition of sex, male, female, man or woman(opens another site)