Text of MO HB 2309 (2024)

SECOND REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 2309 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHNELTING. 3921H.01I DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk AN ACT To amend chapter 213, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the biological definition of male and female. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows: Section A. Chapter 213, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be 2 known as section 213.014, to read as follows: 213.014. 1. The provisions of this section shall be known and may be cited as the 2 "Defining SEX Act". 3 2. The following terms shall mean: 4 (1) "Boy", a minor human male; 5 (2) "Father", a male parent; 6 (3) "Female", an individual who has, had, will have, or would have, but for a 7 developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at 8 some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization; 9 (4) "Girl", a minor human female; 10 (5) "Male", an individual who has, had, will have, or would have, but for a 11 developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at 12 some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization; 13 (6) "Man", an adult human male; 14 (7) "Mother", a female parent; 15 (8) "Sex", an individual's biological sex, either male or female; 16 (9) "Woman", an adult human female. EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. 17 3. Unless context or explicit definition indicates otherwise, "gender", when used 18 alone, rather than with or as an adjective modifying other words, in preexisting state 19 law, administrative rules, or guidelines to refer to males, females, or the natural 20 differences between males and females, shall be considered a synonym for "sex". 21 4. "Gender", when used alone, rather than with or as an adjective modifying 22 other words, in preexisting state law, administrative rules, or guidelines to refer to 23 males, females, or the natural differences between males and females, shall not be 24 considered a synonym or shorthand expression for "gender identity (an internal sense of 25 gender)", "experienced gender", "gender expression", or "gender role". 26 5. "Gender identity", if used in state law, administrative rules, or guidelines, 27 shall not be considered a synonym or substitute for "sex" or "gender". 28 6. An individual born with a medically verifiable diagnosis of a disorder or 29 difference in sex development shall enjoy the relevant legal protections and 30 accommodations afforded under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. ✔ HB 2309 2