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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Shares provisions (27)

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BillStateIntroducedStatus
US HR 1136 (2022)U.S. CongressFailed
US SR 644 (2022)U.S. CongressFailed
OK SB 408 (2023)OklahomaFailed
US HR 115 (2023)U.S. CongressFailed
US SR 53 (2023)U.S. CongressFailed
LA HB 608 (2024)LouisianaEnacted
MN HF 5128 (2024)MinnesotaFailed
MN SF 5466 (2024)MinnesotaFailed
MS HB 1428 (2024)MississippiFailed
MS SB 2753 (2024)MississippiEnacted
MS SB 2812 (2024)MississippiFailed
NM HB 205 (2024)New MexicoFailed
WV HB 5243 (2024)West VirginiaFailed
WV SB 601 (2024)West VirginiaFailed
IA HF 583 (2025)IowaFailed
IA HSB 242 (2025)IowaFailed
IA SF 418 (2025)IowaEnacted
IL HB 4027 (2025)IllinoisFailed
MN HF 700 (2025)MinnesotaPending
MN SF 1651 (2025)MinnesotaPending
TN HB 571 (2025)TennesseePending
TX HB 2704 (2025)TexasFailed
WV HB 2127 (2025)West VirginiaFailed
WV SB 244 (2025)West VirginiaFailed
CO HB 1083 (2026)ColoradoFailed
TN SB 468 (2026)TennesseeEnacted
WV HB 4143 (2026)West VirginiaFailed

27 bills

All model bills and families

Data as of November 3, 2026.