Women's Bill of Rights / Defining SEX

Anti-LGBTQ+ Stand-in bill

A model bill that first appeared in 2022. 67 bills in 23 states were matched to it. The full story: author, spread, ads, funding and lawsuits.

Subject
Sex definitions
First appeared
2022
Where its text comes from
Stand-in bill. Its text is taken from an introduced bill used in place of a model-bill document: KS SB 180 (2023).
Credited to
Independent Women's Forum, Independent Women's Law Center
Years filed
2022–2026
States
Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Congress, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming

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BillStateIntroducedStatus
AZ HB 2391 (2024)ArizonaFailed
GA HB 1128 (2024)GeorgiaFailed
KS HB 2426 (2026)KansasFailed

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Data as of November 3, 2026.