Requires schools to provide single-occupancy or employee facilities as reasonable accommodation for students or staff seeking greater privacy in sex-designated multi-occupancy bathrooms or changing facilities, while defining sex by immutable biological sex at birth and prohibiting access to opposite
"Sex" means a person's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth, as evidenced by a government-issued identification document that accurately reflects a person's sex as listed on such person's original birth certificate.
Mandates that public schools evaluate and provide (or deny in writing) reasonable accommodations based on biological sex for bathrooms, changing facilities, and sleeping quarters, creating a framework that limits transgender students' access to facilities matching their gender identity.
A public school shall, to the extent practicable, provide reasonable accommodation to any student, teacher, or other employee of such public school who: 1. Desires greater privacy when using a multi-occupancy bathroom or changing facility located within a public school building that is designated for such student's, teacher's, or employee's sex
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2026-01-29: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill defines sex strictly by biological sex at birth and requires schools to designate bathrooms, changing facilities, and sleeping quarters accordingly, while limiting 'reasonable accommodation' for those seeking privacy to single-occupancy or employee options and explicitly barring access to opposite-sex facilities. This restricts transgender students' access to facilities and recognition matching their gender identity in public schools.
Related bills
HB359Private elementary or secondary school; use of public funds for tuition, standards.↑Expands transgender recognition & access Committee
HB158Abuse or neglect of a child; transition of a child to sex or gender other than biological sex.↓Restricts transgender recognition & access↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
HB532Sage's Law; minor students experiencing gender incongruence, etc.↓Restricts transgender recognition & access↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
HB721Parents of public school children; fundamental right to opt children out of certain ed. content.↓Restricts transgender recognition & access↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
Hearings and calendar
2026-01-22 19:00 · Hearing · Senate Education and Health-Public Education Hearing Senate Room C, Room 311, General Assembly Building
2026-01-29 08:30 · Hearing · Senate Education and Health Hearing Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building
Votes
Date
Chamber
Motion
Yea-Nay
2026-01-29
S
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)