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• HB 1181 passed the House on February 20, 2025 and will head to a Senate committee for further deliberation.

What will this bill do?

• Words of one gender include the other genders.

• Words used to reference an individual's gender mean the individual's sex.

• This section applies to all policies, records, forms, rules, standards, procedures, guides, materials, instruction, training, correspondence, advertising, or marketing used by a public school, an institution under the control of the state board of higher education, or a state agency or office, unless otherwise required by federal law.

Why is this bill needed?

• Gender activists have been pushing for “gender inclusive language” in law and policy which leads to inaccurate information and a rejection of reality, and pushes the false narrative that sex and gender are two different concepts.

• A person’s sex is a biological reality that cannot be changed.

• The state has an obligation to ensure the accuracy of language used in law, policy, and vital records. Legal language should reflect accurate information that is rooted in facts, not subjective self-perception or ideology.