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Committee hears bill to define gender as ‘male’ or ‘female’ in Century Code
Summary
Supporters told the House Human Services Committee the change would bring clarity to state law and public forms; opponents, including student representatives, said the proposal would harm transgender and intersex people and raised fiscal and enforcement questions. The committee held a public hearing; no formal vote was recorded.
At a House Human Services Committee hearing, Representative Olsen presented House Bill 1181, which would add a statutory definition of gender in the North Dakota Century Code as the sex determined at birth and provide DNA as the tiebreaker if gender, gender identity, or gender expression are contested.
The bill’s sponsor told the committee the measure would apply to "policies, forms, and various materials used by any entity receiving state funding, including public schools and institutions of higher education," and quoted a presidential remark to argue the change would align state language with recent federal statements. Representative Olsen said the bill contains no penalty…
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