Text of WY HB 50 (2024)
What is a Woman Act.
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2024
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HB0050
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0050
What is a Woman Act.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Ward, Allemand, Angelos,
Bear, Haroldson, Hornok, Jennings, Locke,
Neiman,
Ottman,
Pendergraft,
Penn,
Rodriguez-Williams, Slagle, Smith and Strock
A BILL
for
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AN ACT relating to common law, statutes and rules of
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construction; specifying definitions and standards for the
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application of a person's biological sex in law, rules or
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regulations; providing for the law to distinguish between
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accommodations
for
males
and
females;
requiring
the
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collection of vital statistics and other data to identify
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persons as male or female at birth; and providing for an
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effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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Section 1. W.S. 8-1-110 is created to read:
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8-1-110. References to males and females; separate
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accommodations for males and females; data reporting
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requirements.
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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with
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respect to the application of a person's biological sex
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under any law or rule and regulation in this state, the
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following definitions and standards shall apply:
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(i) A
person's
"sex"
means
the
person's
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biological sex, either male or female, at birth;
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(ii) "Female" means a person whose biological
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reproductive system is developed to produce ova and/or who
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exhibits
XX
chromosomes
and
does
not
exhibit
a
Y
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chromosome;
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(iii) "Male" means a person whose biological
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reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a
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female and/or who exhibits XY chromosomes or exhibits a Y
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chromosome;
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(iv) The terms "woman" and "girl" refer to human
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females, and the terms "man" and "boy" refer to human
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males;
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(v) "Mother" means a parent of the female sex;
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(vi) "Father" means a parent of the male sex;
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(vii) With respect to biological sex, the term
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"equal" does not mean "same" or "identical";
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(viii) With respect to biological sex, separate
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accommodations are not inherently unequal; and
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(ix) A person born with a medically recognized
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condition of a "disorder or difference in sex development"
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shall be provided legal protections and accommodations
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afforded under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as
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amended, and any other applicable Wyoming law.
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(b) The legislature finds that laws,
rules and
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regulations that distinguish between the sexes are subject
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to
intermediate
constitutional
scrutiny.
Intermediate
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constitutional
scrutiny
forbids
unfair
discrimination
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against similarly situated male and female persons but
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allows the law to distinguish between the sexes where such
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distinctions
are
substantially
related
to
important
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governmental objectives.
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(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the
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contrary, laws, rules and regulations that recognize or
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enforce distinctions between the sexes with respect to
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athletics, prisons or other detention facilities, domestic
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violence shelters, rape crisis centers, locker rooms,
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restrooms and other areas where safety or privacy are
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implicated and that result in separate accommodations
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between
the
sexes
are
substantially
related
to
the
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important governmental objectives of protecting the health,
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safety and privacy of persons in such circumstances.
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(d) Any school district, or public school thereof,
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and any state agency, department, office or other political
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subdivision that collects vital statistics for the purpose
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of complying with anti-discrimination laws or for the
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purpose
of
gathering
accurate
public
health,
crime,
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economic or other data shall identify each person who is
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part of the collected data set as either male or female
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consistent with the persons sex at birth.
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Section 2. This act is effective immediately upon
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completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
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as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
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Constitution.
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(END)