SB 1440 - Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Sex - Tennessee Key Vote
William Lamberth voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- May 17, 2023
- House Bill Passed
- April 21, 2023
- Senate Bill Passed
- March 13, 2023
- Introduced
- Feb. 2, 2023
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Title: Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Sex
Signed by Governor Bill Lee
Title: Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Sex
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that amends state law to codify narrower definitions of sex.
Highlights:
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Amends state law to codify and define narrower definitions of sex to mean for the purposes of this bill an individual's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics at birth as evidence of their biological sex (Sec. 1).
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Defines “evidence of their biological sex” to include, but not be limited to, a government-issued document that accurately reflects their sex listed on their original birth certificate (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that this bill shall take effect July 1, 2023 (Sec. 3).
Title: Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Sex
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that amends state law to codify narrower definitions of sex.
Highlights:
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Amends state law to codify and define narrower definitions of sex to mean for the purposes of this bill an individual's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics at birth as evidence of their biological sex (Sec. 1).
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Defines “evidence of their biological sex” to include, but not be limited to, a government-issued document that accurately reflects their sex listed on their original birth certificate (Sec. 1).
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Specifies that this bill shall take effect July 1, 2023 (Sec. 3).
Title: Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Sex