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HB 781 Restroom facilities; use of facilities in public buildings or schools, definition of biological sex.

Introduced by: Mark L. Cole (by request) | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Use of restroom facilities; penalty. Requires the Director of the Department of General Services and local school board to develop and implement policies that require, respectively, that every restroom designated for public use in any public building on property that is owned, leased, or controlled by the Commonwealth and every public school restroom, locker room, and shower room designated for student use and accessible by multiple students at the same time be designated for and only used by males or designated for and only used by females on the basis of their biological sex. The bill defines "biological sex" and provides a civil penalty for a willful and knowing violation.


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