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

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Shares provisions (30)

These bills borrow some of the template's provisions.

BillStateIntroducedStatus
AL HB 405 (2023)AlabamaFailed
AL HB 111 (2024)AlabamaFailed
AL SB 92 (2024)AlabamaFailed
AZ SB 1628 (2024)ArizonaVetoed
LA HB 608 (2024)LouisianaEnacted
MN SF 5144 (2024)MinnesotaFailed
MS SB 2812 (2024)MississippiFailed
OK HB 1449 (2024)OklahomaEnacted
US HB 10186 (2024)U.S. CongressFailed
AL HB 107 (2025)AlabamaFailed
AL SB 79 (2025)AlabamaEnacted
IA HF 583 (2025)IowaFailed
IA HSB 242 (2025)IowaFailed
IA SF 418 (2025)IowaEnacted
MN SF 886 (2025)MinnesotaPending
MO HB 156 (2025)MissouriFailed
MS SB 2364 (2025)MississippiFailed
NC H 791 (2025)North CarolinaFailed
NC S 516 (2025)North CarolinaFailed
NE LB 89 (2025)NebraskaEnacted
TX HB 2704 (2025)TexasFailed
US HB 1 (2025)U.S. CongressFailed
US HB 498 (2025)U.S. CongressPending
US SB 2008 (2025)U.S. CongressPending
US SB 3386 (2025)U.S. CongressPending
WV HB 2006 (2025)West VirginiaFailed
WV SB 456 (2025)West VirginiaEnacted
WY HB 32 (2025)WyomingEnacted
GA HB 267 (2026)GeorgiaFailed
NE LB 730 (2026)NebraskaFailed

30 bills

All model bills and families

Data as of November 7, 2026.