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SB 182

BillStateINSenate
Gender issues.
About This Bill
Latest Action · Feb 3, 2026
Representative Isa added as cosponsor
Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 5, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Liz Brown· author

Summary

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Defines "female", "male", "gender", and "sex" for all Indiana statutes. Provides that the department of correction shall assign an offender, including a delinquent offender, to a facility or program that is based on the offender's sex. States that a local health officer shall mark the sex of an individual as male or female on a birth certificate. Provides that the Indiana department of health may make an addition to a birth certificate, for purposes of paternity, in certain situations. Provides the circumstances for when the sex designation on a birth certificate can be amended. Requires public schools, including charter schools, and state educational institutions to designate a multiple occupancy restroom or changing area as follows: (1) For the exclusive use of the male sex. (2) For the exclusive use of the female sex. Provides, with exceptions, that an individual shall only use a multiple occupancy restroom or changing area that is designated for the sex that is the individual's sex. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions. Prohibits public schools, including charter schools, and state educational institutions from requiring a student to share sleeping quarters with a member of the opposite sex, unless the individual who is a member of the opposite sex is a family member. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions.

Subjects

AGENCIES; Department of Corrections (DOC)CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Contracts and Legal DocumentsCORRECTIONS; Adult Inmates and FacilitiesHEALTH; Behavioral Health; GenerallyLOCAL GOVERNMENT; GenerallyPROTECTED CLASSES

Co-sponsors (8)

Tyler Johnson · author
Chris Garten · author
Gary Byrne · coauthor
Michael Young · coauthor
Martin Carbaugh · sponsor
Julie McGuire · cosponsor
David Abbott · cosponsor
Tony Isa · cosponsor

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