North Dakota Senate moves forward bills defining gender, altering school bathroom rules
North Dakota lawmakers moved one step closer this week to tightening restrictions around bathrooms in public schools and how gender is defined in state law. The Senate advanced two high-profile bills — one banning all-gender bathrooms in K-12 schools and another defining gender in state code based on biological sex. Supporters say the measures add clarity and enforcement to existing policies. Critics argue the laws target transgender students and solve problems that don’t exist. Both bills now return to the House for final approval. Mary Steurer with North Dakota Monitor has the full story.
HB 1144
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools; to provide a penalty; and to declare an emergency.
House Sponsors: Tveit (R, District 33), D. Anderson (R, District 6), Frelich (R, District 15), Klemin (R, District 47), McLeod (R, District 45), S. Olson (R, District 8), Rohr (R, District 31), Schatz (R, District 39),
Senate Sponsors: Clemens (R, District 16), Weston (R, District 15),
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HB 1181
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 1-01-34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to gender usage in the North Dakota Century Code.
House Sponsors: S. Olson (R, District 8), K. Anderson (R, District 19), Christianson (R, District 18), Henderson (R, District 15), Koppelman (R, District 16), Morton (R, District 46), Tveit (R, District 33),
Senate Sponsors: Castaneda (R, District 40), Van Oosting (R, District 36),
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