HB2062 SEX-BASED TERMS; LAWS; RULES; REGULATIONS

House introduced version here

Executive Summary

 HB2062, known, known as the “Arizona Sex-Based Terms Acts” brings “clarity, certainty, and uniformity to the laws of the state regarding sexual discrimination, equality of the sexes, and benefits or services that are specifically provided for males and men and females and women. “It erases any confusion by statutorily defining sex and helping to protect sex-specific spaces that have been set aside for the safety and well-being of women and girls.

 What the bill does

1. Defines a person’s “sex” as his or her biological sex – male or female – for all purposes of state law. In addition, it defines sex-based terms like “woman,” “girl,” “man,” “boy,” “mother,” and “father.”
2. Helps protect women’s and girls’ safety and privacy by making clear that the state has an interest in preserving single-sex spaces.

Talking Points

1. The law should reflect reality. This bill expresses the simple truth that there are two sexes – male and female.
2. Women and girls deserve to be safe in the places where they are most vulnerable. HB2062 helps protect women and girls from unwanted intrusions by males into intimate spaces.
3. Women’s and girl’s hard-won equality is threatened when males identifying as female are permitted to take women’s places. Males should not be eligible for sports, scholarships, or any other benefits that have been, for legitimate and important purposes, set aside specifically for women and girls.
4. We have seen far too many examples of girls and women physically injured, relegated to the bench, and bumped off the winner’s podium by males competing as females.

Conclusion

Laws are good only when they comport with reality. HB2062 enshrines truth into the law. It rejects the fiction that the definitions of “male” and “female” are truly in question. Protecting women and girls requires facts and clarity. The “Arizona Sex-based Terms Act” provides both.