Defining SEX Act 1.0
Anti-LGBTQ+ Model document
A model bill that first appeared in 2023. 55 bills in 19 states were matched to it. The full story: author, spread, ads, funding and lawsuits.
- Subject
- Sex definitions
- First appeared
- 2023
- Where its text comes from
- Model document. Its text is the model-bill document itself.
- Years filed
- 2023–2026
- States
- Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Congress, West Virginia, Wyoming
Match levels
- Near-verbatim 0 bills
- Derived 25 bills
- Shares provisions 30 bills
- 0 bills
Bills matched to this model bill
Shares provisions (30, continued)
These bills borrow some of the template's provisions.
| Bill | State | Introduced | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV HB 2006 (2025) | West Virginia | Failed | |
| WV SB 456 (2025) | West Virginia | Enacted | |
| WY HB 32 (2025) | Wyoming | Enacted | |
| GA HB 267 (2026) | Georgia | Failed | |
| NE LB 730 (2026) | Nebraska | Failed |
Data as of November 7, 2026.