Overview

• The law limits multi-occupancy restrooms, locker rooms and similar spaces in state-owned buildings, including schools, universities and prisons, to the sex listed on a person’s birth certificate, with narrow exceptions for caretakers of children under 10, custodial work, medical needs and law enforcement.
• Facilities that fail to comply face steep civil penalties that can reach $125,000 for repeated violations, and complaints from private citizens may be investigated by the state attorney general.
• Supporters, including the Alliance Defending Freedom, say the policy protects the privacy and safety of women and girls, while LGBTQ+ advocates describe it as discriminatory and unnecessary.
• Advocacy groups warn that vague enforcement language could invite invasive measures such as security monitoring and inconsistent local implementation.
• The measure also directs the state prison system to house inmates according to sex as defined in the statute and defines covered areas as multi-occupancy private spaces.