Text of MO SJR 57 (2025)

FIRST REGULAR SESSION SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 57 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY SENATOR FITZWATER. 2511S.02I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary JOINT RESOLUTION Submitting to the qualified voters of Missouri, an amendment to article I of the Constitution of Missouri, by adding thereto one new section relating to gender. Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein: That at the next general election to be held in the 1 state of Missouri, on Tuesday next following the first Monday 2 in November, 2026, or at a special election to be called by 3 the governor for that purpose, there is hereby submitted to 4 the qualified voters of this state, for adoption or 5 rejection, the following amendment to article I of the 6 Constitution of the state of Missouri: 7 Section A. Article I, Constitution of Missouri, is amended 1 by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 37, 2 to read as follows: 3 Section 37. That "gender" and "sex" together are an 1 immutable characteristic determined by biology at the time 2 of conception as male and female and that, to the maximum 3 extent permitted by the U.S. Constitution and federal law, 4 each person shall have the right to enjoy the following 5 separate spaces in institutions or organizations receiving 6 public funds without having to share those spaces with 7 persons of the opposite sex: 8 (1) Bathrooms; 9 (2) Locker rooms; 10 SJR 57 2 (3) Athletic or sports teams unless otherwise intended 11 to be coeducational; 12 (4) Domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers; 13 (5) Prisons, jails, or correctional centers; and 14 (6) Other spaces where biology, safety, and privacy 15 are implicated. 16 