WDI USA Legislative Testimony by State – 2024

The State Legislative Advocacy Team, coordinated by Lauren Levey, is tasked with getting the Declaration and a radical feminist analysis to the attention of state lawmakers and into the permanent record of a bill’s history.

The team had a record-breaking year in 2024.

They acted on 140 state bills (in 26 states), more than twice the number of 2023 actions. Twenty-three of those 140 actions consisted of sending legislators our own Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act model bill, written by Lauren Levey and Kara Dansky.

The categories most frequently acted on were use of drugs and surgeries to disguise a minor’s sex; attempts to enshrine “gender identity” in law and policy; and protections of minors from online pornography.

Here’s a table created by Nancy Dockter, a volunteer from the State Legislative Advocacy team, showing more detail.

STATE	DATE INTRODUCED	LINK TO BILL	TOPIC	WDI ACTION	BECAME LAW?	STATUS IF PROCESS INCOMPLETE
California	2/13/24	AB 2442	Expedites licensure of providers who administer hormones and surgeries to disguise sex	Opposing testimony	NO (governor veto)
California	1/23/24	SB 959	Provides services and resources for the administration of hormones and surgeries to disguise sex	Opposing testimony	NO	Pending committee approval
California	1/3/24	SB 898	Strengthen process for investigation of prisoner sexual assault;whistleblower protection	Supporting testimony	NO	Pending committee approval
California	1/30/24	SB 254	Restores greater media access to prisons (could be protective of women housed with men)	Supporting testimony	NO (governor veto)
California	2/16/24	SB 646	Allows for civil action against distributors of sexually explicit images without consent; requires websites to list a contact to report violations	Supporting testimony	NO	Pending committee approval
Colorado	1/10/24	HB 1071	Permits name change by a felon to conform to “gender identity”	Opposing testimony	YES
Colorado	1/10/2024	HB 1040	Proposes “Youth-Gender Affirming Health Care Study” that would promote facilities where hormones and surgeries would be administered to disguise sex	Opposing testimony and link to WPATH files	NO	Postpone indefinitely
Colorado	1/10/2024	HB 1017	Enshrines “gender identity” in legal protections of children needing foster care	Opposing testimony	YES
Colorado	3/25/24	SB 189	Adds “transgender identity” as a protected category for bias-motivated crimes; redefines sexual orientation as a “gender identity”	Opposing testimony	YES
Connecticut	2/29/24	SB 214	Consolidates, in the law, reproductive health with the administration of hormones and surgeries to disguise sex	Submitted testimony; does not support or oppose	NO	Died in committee
Connecticut	3/6/24	HB 5424	Prohibits adverse actions against providers of reproductive healthcare as well as hormones and surgeries that disguise sex	Submitted testimony; does not support or oppose	NO	Died in chamber
Connecticut	2/21/24	SB 212	Defines and codifies “gender identity”; defines sexual orientation based on “gender” rather than on sex	Submitted opposing testimony	YES
Connecticut	3/13/24	SJ 4	Proposes a ballot initiative to amend the definition of sex to include “gender identity” and “gender expression” in the equal protection clause of the state constitution	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in chamber
Florida	1/4/24	H1233	Replaces “gender” with “sex” on driver’s licenses, birth certificates, etc. Requires insurers who cover the administration of hormones and surgeries to disguise sex to also cover detransition	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Florida	1/9/24	H1639	Replaces “gender” with “sex” on driver’s licenses, birth certificates, etc. Requires insurers who cover the administration of hormones and surgeries to disguise sex to also cover detransition	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Florida	1/6/24	H 1425	Requires single-sex bathrooms in residential juvenile offender facilities (violation would be a criminal offense)	Submitted supporting testimony	YES
Florida	1/5/24	H 1283	Requires Medicaid reimbursement for the administration of hormones and surgeries to disguise sex; defines the terms “gender identity” and “transgender individual”	Submitted testimony; does not support or oppose	NO	Died in committee
Florida	1/5/24	S 1404	Requires Medicaid reimbursement for the administration of hormones and surgeries to disguise sex; defines the terms “gender identity” and “transgender individual”	Submitted testimony; does not support or oppose	NO	Died in committee
Florida	1/4/24	S 1382	Bans wrong-sex pronouns and “gender identity education” by state agencies or firms receiving state funds	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Florida	1/9/24	H 599	Bans wrong-sex pronouns and “gender identity education” by state agencies or firms receiving state funds	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Florida	1/9/24	S 134	Requires enhanced penalties for crimes committed with prejudice based on victim’s “gender identity”	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Florida	1/5/24	HB 3	Requires age verification for access to porn sites (“Age Verification Liability Act”) and other protections for minors	Submitted supporting testimony	YES
Florida	1/9/24	S 1792	Requires age verification for access to porn sites (“Age Verification Liability Act”) and other protections for minors	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Georgia	3/1/24	HB 653	Prohibits the administration of hormones and surgeries to disguise sex; prohibits health care providers from aiding or abetting such practices	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
Georgia	1/31/24	SB 438	Authorizes Georgia public schools to operate or facilitate separate teams for members of each “gender”	Submitted supporting testimony; suggested changing “gender” to “sex”	NO	Dies in committee
Georgia	3/27/23	HB 840	Allows civil damages against anyone who shows sexual activity to a minor	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in chamber
Georgia	1/23/24	HB 936	Requires public school single-sex only bathrooms; requires single-sex overnight sleep accommodations for school trips (exception for family members); requires reality-based definition of sex	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Georgia	3/27/24	HB 836	Requires public school single-sex only bathrooms; requires single-sex overnight sleep accommodations for school trips (exception for family members); requires reality-based definition of sex	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Georgia	1/10/24	HB 910	Requires age verification for access to porn sites (“Age Verification Liability Act”) and other protections for minors	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in chamber
Illinois	2/9/24	HB 5586	Protects health care providers who administer hormones and surgeries to disguise sex from extradition to another state to face criminal prosecution	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Illinois	1/29/24	HB 4611	Protects from discrimination based on “gender identity” or “gender expression” for insurance purposes	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Illinois​	2/6/24	SB 3213	Prohibits car insurance companies from discriminating on the basis of “gender identity” or “gender expression”	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Illinois	2/5/24	HB 4767	Prohibits car insurance companies from discriminating on the basis of “gender identity” or “gender expression”	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Illinois	2/9/24	SB 3792	Requires all multiple-occupancy restrooms to be designated “all gender”	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Illinois	11/29/23	HB 4247	Requires age verification for access to porn sites (“Age Verification Liability Act”) and other protections for minors	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Illinois	2/9/24	HB 5452	Proposes the “Sexual Violence in Higher Education Act” requiringuniversities to include in their “gender-based” sexual violence policies procedures to prevent retaliation against a reporting victim	Submitted testimony; does not support or oppose	NO	Died in committee
Illinois	2/6/24	HB 4876	Amends the “Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act” so that abandoned or homeless minors may access reproductive healthcare as well as hormones and surgeries that disguise sex	Submitted testimony; does not support or oppose	NO	Died in committee
Illinois	1/31/24	HB 1605	Defines removal of a “sexually protective device” without consent as “gender-related violence”	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Indiana	1/8/24	HB 1088	Adds “gender identity” to the definition of bias crime	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Indiana	1/9/24	HB 1291	Replaces “gender” with “biological sex” in certain laws	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Indiana	1/8/24	SB 17	Requires age verification for access to porn sites (“Age Verification Liability Act”) and other protections for minors	Submitted supporting testimony	YES
Kansas	1/17/24	SB 353	Prohibits the administration of hormones and surgeries, to minors, for the purpose of disguising the child’s sex; allows legal remedies that include physician license revocation and civil actions	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
Kansas	2/9/24	HB 2792	Prohibits surgeries to disguise sexon minors; authorizes professional discipline against a physician who performs such surgeries	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
Kansas	2/9/24	HB 2791	Proposes multiple measures to protect children against the abuses of medical procedures including the administration of hormones and surgeries for the purpose of disguising a child’s sex; uses language that is not reality-based	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
Maine	4/20/24	LD 1735	Prohibits law enforcement from cooperating with out-of-state actions against individuals in Maine seeking hormones and surgeries for a minor to disguise the child’s sex; authorizes courts’ temporary jurisdiction of child unable to obtain such care	Opposing testimony submitted	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	3/11/24	HF 4678	Amends law about enhanced penalties for crimes committed out of bias to include political beliefs or affiliations; existing law includes “gender identity,” “gender expression,” and “sexual identity,” none of which are reality-based	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	3/7/24	SF 4705	Mandates public schools to develop a sweeping “gender inclusion” policy affecting school sport and curricula and requiring use of preferred pronouns	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	2/28/24	HF 4394	Mandates public schools to develop a sweeping “gender inclusion” policy affecting school sport and curricula and requiring use of preferred pronouns	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	2/27/23	HF 2280	Proposes “Gender Affirming Rights Act”	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	3/6/24	HF 2607	Requires Minnesota health plans to cover the administration, to minors, of hormones and surgeries to disguise sex	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	3/11/24	SF 2209	Requires Minnesota health plans to cover the administration, to minors, of hormones and surgeries to disguise sex	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	3/4/24	SF 4566	Increases criminal penalties for certain crimes committed because of the victim’s “gender identity” or “gender expression”	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	2/6/24	SF 4292	Prohibits discrimination based on “gender identity” among other things	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	3/1/23	SF 2236	Proposes “Gender-Affirming Rights Act”	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	3/20/24	HF 1655	Adds protections, in various existing statutes, against discrimination based on “gender identity”; defines “gender identity”; re-defines sexual orientation as unrelated to sex	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in chamber
Minnesota	3/21/24	SF 5144	Defines sex and associated terms as biology	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	5/9/24	SF 5518	Requires age verification for access to porn sites (“Age Verification Liability Act”) and other protections for minors	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	4/24/24	HF 5409	Requires age verification for access to porn sites (“Age Verification Liability Act”) and other protections for minors	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died after introduction
Minnesota	5/6/24	HF 5452	Requires age verification for access to porn sites (“Age Verification Liability Act”) and other protections for minors	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	2/27/24	HF 2280	Proposes “Gender-Affirming Rights Act”	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Minnesota	2/20/24	SF 4017	Prohibits hormones and surgeries for minors to disguise sex; excludes males from female sports; uses language that is not-reality-based	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
Missouri	1/3/24	SB 787	Prohibits discrimination on the basis of “gender identity” and sexual orientation in housing, employment, etc., defining both as delinked from sex	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Missouri	1/3/24	HB 2263	Prohibits mental health professionals from engaging in conversion therapy with a minor that does not affirm the individual’s “gender identity” or sexual orientation	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Missouri	1/4/24	HB 2296	Prohibits, and allows for sanctions of, mental health professionals from engaging in conversion therapy with a minor that does not affirm the individual’s “gender identity” or sexual orientation	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Missouri	1/24/24	HB 2530	Prohibits mental health professionals from engaging in conversion therapy with a minor that does not affirm the individual’s “gender identity” or sexual orientation	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Missouri	1/25/24	SB 1209	Prohibits mental health professionals from engaging in conversion therapy with a minor that does not affirm the individual’s “gender identity” or sexual orientation	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Missouri	1/17/24	SB 1335	Prohibits mental health professionals from engaging in conversion therapy with a minor that does not affirm the individual’s “gender identity” or sexual orientation	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Missouri	1/5/24	HB 2309	Proposes the “Defining SEX Act,” which defines sex as biological/reproductive, “gender” as a synonym for sex, and “gender identity” as not to be equated with sex, although usage is allowed in state law	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in chamber
Missouri	1/5/24	HB 2308	Defines “sex” in terms of reproductive biology for two existing statutes, one of which requires single-sex only public school bathrooms	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in chamber
Missouri	1/3/24	SB 1239	Defines categories for data collection by health agencies; includes “gender” identity, but not sex	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Missouri	1/3/24	HB 1993	Requires age verification for access to porn sites (“Age Verification Liability Act”) and other protections for minors	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in chamber
Missouri	3/12/24	HB 1426	Requires age verification for access to porn sites (“Age Verification Liability Act”) and other protections for minors	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in chamber
Missouri	3/12/24	HB 1855	Requires age verification for access to porn sites (“Age Verification Liability Act”) and other protections for minors	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in chamber
Missouri	1/29/24	SB 1368	Revises sections relating to the offense of endangering the welfare of a child; introduces definition of sexual orientation that is not reality-based	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Missouri	1/3/24	HB 1520	Revises existing SAFE Act; restricted under-age hormones for current users; protects professionals refusing to administer hormones or surgeries to a minor for the purpose of disguising sex; uses language that is not reality-based	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in chamber
Missouri		HB 1520c	Revises existing SAFE Act; restricts under-age hormones for current users; protects professionals refusing to administer hormones or surgeries to a minor for the purpose of disguising sex; uses language that is not reality-based	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in chamber
Missouri	1/3/24	SB 1185	Revises existing statue banning the administration of hormones and surgeries to minors to disguise sex, removing the expiration date for exceptions for current under-age hormone-users; uses language that is not reality-based	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
Missouri	1/3/24	SB 776	Revises existing statute banning the administration of hormones and surgeries to minors to disguise sex, removing the expiration date for exceptions for current under-age hormone-users; uses language that is not reality-based	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
New Hampshire	7/26/24	HB 619	Bans surgeries to disguise sex for minors; uses language that is not reality-based	Submitted Model Bill	YES
New Jersey	1/9/24 (carryover from 2022)	NJ S 1628	Establishes certain protections for persons providing, receiving, and allowing children to be administered hormones and surgeries to disguise sex	Opposing testimony submitted	NO	Died in committee
New Jersey	1/9/24 (carryover from 2022)	A 1710	Establishes certain protections for persons providing, receiving, and allowing children to be administered hormones and surgeries to disguise sex	Opposing testimony submitted	NO	Died in committee
New Jersey	1/9/24 (carryover from 2022)	A 775	Proposes “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” to keep males out of female school sports, allow legal remedies for individuals or entities harmed by violation of the act; includes measures that are too intrusive	Submitted testimony; does not support or oppose	NO	Died in committee
New Jersey	1/9/24 (carryover from 2022)	S 1331	Proposes “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act” to keep males out of female school sports, allow legal remedies for individuals or entities harmed by violation of the act; includes measures that are too intrusive	Submitted testimony; does not support or oppose	NO	Died in committee
New Jersey	1/9/24 (carryover from 2022)	A 1975	Requires state prison inmates housing placements by “gender identity”; requires use of inmate’s preferred “gender” pronoun	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
New Jersey	1/9/24 (carryover from 2022)	S 1606	Requires data collection via state forms to include “gender,” “gender identity,” and sexual orientation	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
New Jersey	1/11/24 (carryover from 2022)	A 1904	Requires data collection via state forms to include “gender,” “gender identity,” and sexual orientation	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
New Jersey	4/4/24	A 4146	Requires age verification for access to porn sites (“Age Verification Liability Act”) and other protections for minors	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
New Mexico	1/23/24	HB 205	Proposes “Women’s Bill of Rights” that includes protecting single-sex spaces and reality-based data collection	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in chamber
New York	1/3/24	AB 6761	Allows homeless minors to consent to medical treatment; removes requirement for parental consent	Opposing testimony submitted	NO	Died in committee
New York	1/19/24	SB 8352	Allows homeless minors to consent to medical treatment; removes requirement for parental consent	Opposing testimony submitted	NO	Died in committee
New York	1/5/24	AB 7687	Bars removing of a child from a parent or guardian who allows the child to receive hormones or surgeries to disguise sex; adds protections of such care; applies to extradition disputes	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
New York	1/3/24	SB 7506	Bars removing of a child from a parent or guardian who allows the child to receive hormones or surgeries to disguise sex; adds protections of such care; applies to extradition disputes	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
New York	1/3/24	A 6993	Gives New York courts temporary emergency jurisdiction if a child is in New York to obtain hormones or surgeries to disguise sex	Submitted opposing testimony and cited WPATH files	NO	Died in committee
New York	3/1/24	SB 8704	Gives New York courts temporary emergency jurisdiction if a child is in New York to obtain hormones or surgeries to disguise sex	Submitted opposing testimony and cited WPATH files	NO	Died in committee
New York	1/3/24	AB 6269	Makes an exception to professional misconduct for a healthcare worker providing reproductive health services or administers hormones or surgeries to minors to disguise sex,if acting within the scope of duty	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
New York	1/3/24	SB 5636	Makes an exception to professional misconduct for a healthcare worker providing reproductive health services or administers hormones or surgeries to minors to disguise sex,if acting within the scope of duty	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
New York	1/3/24	SB 6637	Provides a tax credit for people moving into New York either to provide or to receive reproductive care or treatments to disguise sex of a minor, including hormones or surgeries	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
New York	4/26/24	AB 6660	Broadens penal code to include, in the offense of custodial interference in the first degree, removal of a child to prevent the child from receiving hormones or surgeries to disguise the child’s sex; asserts that these procedures shall not be considered child mistreatment or abuse	Submitted opposing testimony and cited WPATH files	NO	Died in committee
New York	4/15/24	SB 7053	Broadens penal code to include, in the offense of custodial interference in the first degree, removal of a child to prevent the child from receiving hormones or surgeries to disguise the child’s sex; asserts that these procedures shall not be considered child mistreatment or abuse	Submitted opposing testimony and cited WPATH files	NO	Died in committee
New York	1/3/24	SB 2860	Requires presumptive housing of men in women’s prisons if they say they are women	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
New York	1/3/24	AB 709	Requires presumptive housing of men in women’s prisons if they say they are women	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
New York	6/3/24	AB 8241	Requires all municipalities to update all applicable forms and data systems to include a “gender x” option	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
New York	1/24/24	SB 108A	Resolution to approve a ballot initiative in November that would enshrine “gender identity” and “gender expression” in the state constitution in November; deceptively marketed as equality rights amendment	Submitted opposing testimony and did several targeted email blasts	YES Ballot initiative named “Proposition 1” passed by a majority of voters
North Carolina	4/24/24	HB908​	Expands abortion access and criminalizes interference with it	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
North Carolina	5/2/24	HB 1030	Prohibits misleading information about pregnancy centers; funds enforcement	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
North Carolina	5/6/24	SB 848	Codifies Roe, and provide other protections for abortion and contraception access	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
North Carolina	5/6/24	NC S 890	Expands protected groups for hate crime purposes to include “gender” and “gender identity”	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
North Carolina	5/6/24	SB 838	Promotes “inclusion” in maternity care on the basis (among other things) of “gender identity” for “birthing people”	Submitted Opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
North Carolina	5/6/24	S 875	Promotes “inclusion” in maternity care on the basis (among other things) of “gender identity” for “birthing people”	Submitted Opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Oklahoma	2/5/24	HB 3008	Prohibits publication and distribution of pornographic materials to minors; requires age verification for access to porn sites	Submitted Opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Pennsylvania	1/31/24	HB 1997	Protects students and schools against discrimination and harassment based on “gender identity” or “gender expression,”among other categories	Submitted Opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Pennsylvania	1/31/24	HB 1999	Institutes protections in schools against bullying based on “gender identity” or “gender expression,”sexual orientation, among other categories	Submitted Opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Pennsylvania	2/12/24	SB 1077	Regulates “hate speech” in social media protects “gender identity” and sexual orientation are protected butnot sex	Submitted Opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Pennsylvania	2/9/24	HB 2024	Would permit students to participate in sports and use bathrooms that match their “gender identity”	Submitted Opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Pennsylvania	3/25/24	HB 2143	Requires age verification for online porn access and institutes penalties for publication and distribution of porn that do not have these protections	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
South Carolina	1/9/24	H 4624	Attempted SAFE Act that prohibits the administration, to minors, hormones and surgeries that disguise sex; approves professional and civil penalties; introducesconcept of “gender”	Submitted Model Bill	YES
South Carolina	1/9/24	H 4619	Attempted SAFE Act that prohibits the administration, to minors, hormones and surgeries that disguise sex; approves professional and civil penalties; introduced concept of “gender”	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
South Carolina	1/9/24	H 4538	Requires that school bathrooms be single-sex	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
South Carolina	1/9/24	H4535	Requires that school bathrooms be single-sex	Submitted supporting testimony	NO	Died in committee
Utah	1/9/24	HB 224	Prohibits the administration, to minors, hormones and surgeries that disguise sex, but implies “sex change” is possible	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in chamber
Virginia	1/31/24	SB 278	Combines abortion access with easing access, by minors, to hormones and surgeries that disguise sex	Submitted testimony; does not support or oppose	NO	Died in committee
Virginia	2/8/24	HB 954	Adds citizenship and immigration status to existing law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, “gender identity,”among other categories	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Continued to 2025 session by voice vote
Virginia	1/31/24	HB 18	Adds ethnic origin to existing law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, “gender identity,” among other categories; institutes enhanced penalties	Submitted opposing testimony	YES
Virginia	1/10/24	SB 7	Adds ethnic origin to existing law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, “gender identity,” among other categories; institutes enhanced penalties	Submitted opposing testimony	YES
Virginia	1/10/24	HB 615	Expands represented groups on STEM Education Advisory Board to include LGBT+	Submitted opposing testimony	YES
Virginia	1/4/24	SB 120	Adds ethnic origin to existing law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, “gender identity,” among other categories; institutes enhanced penalties	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in chamber
Virginia	12/16/23	SB 37	Requires parental notification if student wants to deny the reality of their sex; uses language that is not reality-based (“gender incongruence”)	Submitted testimony; does not support or oppose	NO	Died in chamber
Virginia	1/9/24	HB 670	Requires parental notification if student wants to deny the reality of their sex; uses language that is not reality-based (“gender incongruence”)	Submitted testimony; does not support or oppose	NO	Died in committee
Virginia	1/8/24	HB 502	Requires a nonbinary “sex or gender” option on all state forms	Submitted opposing testimony	NO	Died in committee
Washington	1/9/24	HB 2241	Prohibits the administration, to minors, of hormones and surgeries to disguise sex; includes language that is not reality-based (concept of “gender”)	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
West Virginia	2/28/24	HB 5297	Prohibits the administration, to minors, of hormones and surgeries to disguise sex; includes language that is not reality-based (concept of “gender”)	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
West Virginia	1/25/24	HB 5187	Removes hormone therapy (to disguise sex) as a permitted medical treatment for minors	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died after introduction
West Virginia	1/29/24	HB 4923	Establishes restrictions on parents in regard to seeking hormones and surgeries to disguise sex of a minor child, including leaving the state in order to do so	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
West Virginia	1/19/24	HB 4922	Establishes cause of civil action against a healthcare provider of hormones or surgeries to disguise the sex of a minor; includes statute of limitation of only two years; uses language that is not reality-based (concept of “gender”)	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
West Virginia	1/10/24	HB 4357	Restricted public university-associated healthcare facilities from administering hormones or surgeries, to minors, to disguise sex	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
West Virginia	1/10/24	SB 194	Prohibits the administration of hormones and surgeries, to minors, for the purpose of disguising sex;establishes penalties for practitioners violating regulations;creates whistleblower protection;prohibits taxpayer funding of such treatments	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in committee
West Virginia	1/17/24	HB 4857	Prohibits Medicaid payments for the administration of hormones and surgeries, to minors, to disguise sex; uses language that is not reality-based (concept of “gender”)	Submitted cover letter for defunding and Model Bill	No	Died in committee
Wisconsin	10/18/23	AB 502	Establishes cause of civil action for a minor injured by hormones or surgeries to disguise the child’s sex but creates safe harbor for providers of these treatments who meet certain stipulations	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in chamber
Wisconsin	1/25/24	AB 1000	Amends state statutes to include language supporting belief that a man can give birth	Submitting opposing testimony	NO	Died in chamber
Wyoming		SB 98	Extends the statute of limitations for causes of action against providers who gave hormones or surgeries to minors to disguise their sex; uses language that is not reality-based	Submitted Model Bill	NO	Died in chamber

WDI USA Legislative Testimony by State – 2023

The 2022-2023 legislative session has been very busy for the SLA Team. Signatories to the Declaration and a dedicated team of volunteers continue to make our voices heard on multiple state bills across the country. 

Read samples of our testimonies below, and keep scrolling for a numerical breakdown of our work this legislative session.

Here is a numerical breakdown of our work this legislative session:

• WDI written testimony was submitted for a total of 51 state bills.

• WDI USA’s model bill, the Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act (SAFE Act), was sent to state legislators in response to 17 bills which we might otherwise have supported if they did not contain language promoting gender ideology. Read the Model SAFE Act here.

• More than 175 other state bills were considered but not ultimately acted upon.

• 24 different women, signatories to the Declaration, sent in written testimony on behalf of WDI USA

The following tables summarizes all 68 bills.

STATE	DATE	BILL #	TOPIC	WDI ACTION	BECAME LAW?	STATUS IF PROCESS INCOMPLETE
California	3/8/2023	CA AB 583	Reproductive health and medicalizing children	Testimony to neither support nor oppose		Passed House and Senate; under submission in Appropriations
California	3/10/2023	CA SB 36	Reproductive health and medicalizing children	Testimony to neither support nor oppose		Passed House and Senate; under submission in Appropriations
Colorado	3/20/2023	CO SB 188	Reproductive health and medicalizing children	Testimony to neither support nor oppose	YES
Florida	3/5/2023	FL HB 1033	Expanding abortion access	Supporting Testimony	NO	Died in committee
Florida	3/8/2023	FL SB 1076	Expanding abortion access	Supporting Testimony	NO	Died in committee
Georgia	1/16/2023	GA HB 653	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act	NO
Hawaii	4/24/2023	HI SB 890	Expanding abortion access	Supporting Testimony		Referred to Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Hawaii	4/24/2023	HI SB 1526	Expanding abortion access	Supporting Testimony		Re-referred to Senate Judiciary Committee 2.14.23
Idaho	4/8/2023	ID HR 2	Restricting abortion access	Opposing Testimony	NO
Illinois	1/12/2023	IL HB 3196	Gender neutral bathrooms	Opposing Testimony		Still in committee
Indiana	2/28/2023	IN SB 311	Expanding abortion access	Supporting Testimony		Referred to Senate Health and Provider Services Committee
Indiana	3/1/2023	IN HB 1118	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act		Referred to House Public Health Committee
Indiana	4/18/2023	IN HB 1525	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act		Referred to House Public Health Committee
Indiana	4/18/2023	IN HB 1220	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act		Referred to House Public Health Committee
Indiana	4/18/2023	IN HB 1231	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act		Referred to House Public Health Committee
Iowa	3/1/2023	IA SB 129	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act	NO	Recessed
Kansas	4/26/2023	KS HB 2427	Sex segregated restrooms	Supporting Testimony	YES
Louisiana	11/12/2022	LA HB 570	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act	NO
Michigan	10/31/2022	Ballot Proposal 22-3	Reproductive freedom, no minimum age	Opposing Testimony	YES
Missouri	4/8/2023	MO SJR 19	Restricting abortion access	Opposing Testimony		Hearing conducted by Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Missouri	4/9/2023	MO SB 160	Restricting abortion access	Opposing Testimony		Formal Calendar Senate Bills for Perfection 5.1.23.
Missouri	4/10/2023	MO SB 356	Restricting abortion access	Opposing Testimony		Hearing conducted by Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Missouri	4/12/2023	MO SJR 8	Restricting abortion access	Opposing Testimony		Voted Do Pass Senate Health and Welfare Committee 3.8.23
Nebraska	5/25/2023	NE LB 169	Non-discrimination on the basis of “gender identity”	Opposing Testimony		Referred to Appropriations
Nebraska	5/25/2023	NE LB 670	Non-discrimination on the basis of “gender identity”	Opposing Testimony		Legislature Business and Labor Committee
Nevada	3/5/2023	NV SB 153	Men in women’s prisons	Opposing Testimony	YES
New Hampshire	3/13/2023	NH HB 619	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act		House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs Committee
New Jersey	11/20/2022	NJ A3209	Men in women’s prisons	Opposing Testimony		Carry over of previous A5768; Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
New Jersey	12/5/2022	NJ A4109	Name/pronoun change at school	Opposing Testimony		Referred to Assembly Education Committee
New Jersey	4/13/2023	NJ S 3076	Medicalizing children	Supporting Testimony		Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee.
New Mexico	2/21/2023	NM HB 7	Reproductive health and medicalizing children	Testimony to neither support nor oppose	YES
New York	12/5/2022	NY A 7001	Men in women’s prisons	Opposing Testimony	NO
New York	12/7/2022	NY A 691	Men in women’s prisons	Opposing Testimony	NO
New York	12/9/2022	NY S 6677	Men in women’s prisons	Opposing Testimony	NO
New York	1/15/2023	NY A 709	Men in women’s prisons	Opposing Testimony		Referred to Assembly Correction Committee.
New York	1/27/2023	NY SB 2860	Men in women’s prisons	Opposing Testimony
New York	2/18/2023	NY SB 744	Men in women’s prisons	Opposing Testimony		Referred to Senate Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee
North Carolina	5/18/2023	NC H 574 (SB 631)	Sex segregated sports	Supporting Testimony		Referred to Senate Rules and Operations of the Senate Committee
North Carolina	5/21/2023	NC HB 43	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act		Referred to House Health Committee
Ohio	4/28/2023	OH HB 6	Sex segregated sports	Supporting Testimony		Passed House
Oklahoma	4/26/2023	OK HB 1449	Women’s Bill of Rights	Supporting Testimony		Passed House and Senate
Oklahoma	5/11/2023	OK SB 614	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act		Referred to Senate Rules Committee
Oklahoma	5/23/2023	OK SB 878	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act		Referred to Senate Rules Committee
Oregon	3/27/2023	OR HB 2002	Reproductive health and medicalizing children	Testimony to neither support nor oppose		Passed House, recommended to pass senate
Oregon	4/18/2023	OR SB 749	Sex segregated sports	Supporting Testimony		Referred to Senate Education Committee
Oregon	4/19/2023	OR SB 453	Sex segregated sports	Supporting Testimony		Referred to Senate Education Committee
Pennsylvania	4/20/2023	PA SB 535	Non-discrimination on the basis of “gender identity”	Opposing Testimony		Referred to Senate State Government Committee
Pennsylvania	4/20/2023	PA SB 150	Non-discrimination on the basis of “gender identity”	Opposing Testimony		Referred to Senate Labor & Industry Committee
Pennsylvania	4/20/2023	PA HB 300	Non-discrimination on the basis of “gender identity”	Opposing Testimony		Passed House; referred to Senate State Government Committee
Pennsylvania	4/30/2023	PA HB 216	Sex segregated sports	Supporting Testimony		Referred to House Education Committee
Pennsylvania	5/10/2023	PA HB 138	Allowing for civil action regarding medicalization of children	Sent SAFE Act		Referred to Judiciary Committee
South Carolina	1/16/2023	SC H 3551	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act		Pending in House Judiciary Committee
South Carolina	1/16/2023	SC SB 125	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act		Now SB 274. Introduced; referred to Senate Medical Affairs Committee.
Texas	4/25/2023	TX HB 3213	Sex segregated prisons	Supporting Testimony		Referred to House Juvenile Justice & Family Issues Committee 3.15.23
Texas	4/25/2023	TX HB 3147	Sex segregated prisons	Supporting Testimony		Left pending in House Corrections Committee 4.24.23
Texas	4/25/2023	TX HB 2862	Sex segregated prisons	Supporting Testimony		Referred to House Corrections Committee 3.14.23
Texas	5/17/2023	TX HB 1532	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act		Referred to House Public Health Committee
Texas	5/23/2023	TX HB 1806	Non-discrimination on the basis of “gender identity”	Opposing Testimony		Pending: House International Relations & Economic Development Committee
Texas	5/27/2023	TX SB 274	Non-discrimination on the basis of “gender identity”	Opposing Testimony		Pending: Senate State Affairs Committee
Vermont	2/7/2023	VT HB 0089	Reproductive health and medicalizing children	Testimony to neither support nor oppose	YES
Vermont	2/12/2023	VT SB 37	Reproductive health and medicalizing children	Testimony to neither support nor oppose	YES
Virginia	1/28/2023	VA HB 1387	Sex segregated sports	Supporting Testimony	NO
Virginia	2/22/2023	VA HB 2278	Restricting abortion access	Opposing Testimony	NO
Washington	2/22/2023	WA SB 5185	Restricting abortion access	Opposing Testimony		Referred to Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee
Washington	3/13/2023	WA HB 1214	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act		Referred to Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee
Washington	3/20/2023	WA SB 5489	Reproductive health and medicalizing children	Testimony to neither support nor oppose	NO
Washington	3/20/2023	WA HB 1469	Reproductive health and medicalizing children	Testimony to neither support nor oppose	YES
Wyoming	3/13/2023	WY SB 144	Medicalizing children	Sent SAFE Act	NO

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WDI USA Legislative Testimony by State – 2022

WDI USA’s State Legislative Advocacy (SLA) team, coordinated by Lauren Levey, has been busy this past legislative session reading, researching, and evaluating bills; composing written testimony; and providing witnesses to give live and written testimony in support of or in opposition to various state bills. Here’s some numerical breakdown of our work this legislative session:

• WDI written testimony was submitted for a total of 47 state bills. 
• 21 additional bills were evaluated but not ultimately acted upon. 
• 16 different women sent in written testimony or testified live on behalf of WDI USA. 

WDI USA President Kara Dansky wrote a model bill called the SAFE Act for the purpose of prohibiting medical procedures on children intended to disguise their sex. A model bill is a template to demonstrate to lawmakers what an effective bill with a particular purpose would look like. In this case, lawmakers in several states had introduced bills intended to ban the treatment of children with drugs and surgeries to disguise their sex, but all contained language that validated “gender identity.” Our model bill was written to achieve the same end using only reality-based language. Read the Model SAFE Act here.

Below is a table of the 47 bills that WDI USA acted on in 2022, in alphabetical order by state.

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STATE	DATE	BILL #	TOPIC	WDI TESTIMONY	BECAME LAW?
Alabama	1/11/22	SB5	Medicalizing children	Sent model bill
Alabama	1/18/22	HB150	Medicalizing children	Sent model bill
Alabama	2/3/22	HB266	Medicalizing children	Sent model bill
Alabama	2/18/22	SB184	Medicalizing children	Support	Yes
Alabama	2/25/22	HB 322	Public Facilities	Support	Yes
Alaska	3/10/22	SB140	Sports	Support
Arizona	2/19/22	SB1130	Medicalizing children	Support
Arizona	2/23/22	SB1165	Sports	Support	Yes
Arizona	2/1/22	SB1045	Medicalizing children	Conditional Support
Arizona	3/9/22	HB2608	Medicalizing children	Sent model bill
Arizona	3/30/22	SB1138	Medicalizing children	Sent model bill
Arizona	3/17/22	HB2314	Public Facilities	Support
California	4/5/22	SB923	“GI” and healthcare	Oppose
Georgia	2/16/22	HB401	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
Indiana	1/25/22	HB1041	Sports	Support	Yes
Iowa	1/22/22	HF193	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
Iowa	2/22/22	HF2416	Sports	Support	Yes
Kansas	2/3/22	HB2210	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
Kentucky	1/8/22	HB253	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
Kentucky	2/10/22	HB23,247	Sports	Conditional Support
Kentucky	2/16/22	SB83	Sports	Conditional Support	Yes
Louisiana	3/14/22	HB570	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
Maryland	2/22/22	HB757	Sports	Support
Maryland	2/24/22	HB757	Sports	Support
Minnesota	3/22/22	HF350	Sports	Support
Missouri	4/27/22	HB2649	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
New Hampshire	3/21/22	HB1651	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
New York	4/11/22	S2809	Prisons	Oppose
New York	4/11/22	A691	Prisons	Oppose
New York	5/9/22	SB6677	Prisons	Oppose
Ohio	10/26/21	HB454	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
Oklahoma	2/8/22	HB3240	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
Oklahoma	2/25/22	SB1164	Public facilities	Support
Oklahoma	2/25/22	SB1249	Public facilities	Support
Pennsylvania	3/2/22	SB570	“Gender Identity” amendments	Oppose
Pennsylvania	3/26/22	HB972	Sports	Support	Passed both houses; veto expected
Pennsylvania	3/27/22	SB313	“Gender Identity” amendments	Oppose
South Carolina	1/25/22	H4047	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
South Carolina	2/23/22	H4608	Sports	Support	Yes
South Dakota	1/31/22	HB1005	Privacy	Support
Tennessee	2/9/22	HB0578	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
Tennessee	3/22/22	HB2835	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
Tennessee	2/11/22	SB657	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
Tennessee	3/9/22	SB2696	Medicalizing Children	Sent model bill
Vermont	3/21/22	H 659	“GI” and minors	Oppose
Virginia	2/3/22	SB766	Sports	Sent letter
Virginia	2/3/22	HB988	“Gender Identity” in Schools	Sent letter

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WDI USA Legislative Testimony by State – 2021

As President Biden issued his Executive Order in January of 2021 to promote “gender identity,” and the the Congress sought to advance the Equality Act, state legislators also scrambled to address the issue.

A record number of bills  affecting sex-based rights for women and girls have been introduced in state legislatures since January, 2021. Some sought to protect single sex sports and private spaces for women and girls; others would advance “gender identity” at our expense.

Board President Kara Dansky pulled together a Legislative Advocacy team for an ongoing project to evaluate and prioritize proposed state legislation, and to write WDI USA testimony in support or opposition.

Read our testimony for each bill by following the “oppose” or “support” links in the table below.  Find the current status of the bill by following the bill number link.

STATE	DATE	BILL #	TOPIC	WDI TESTIMONY
Alaska	3/26/21	HB17	“Gender Identity”	Oppose
Colorado	3/23/21	HB 1108	Equality Act	Oppose
Georgia	2/16/21	HB276	Sports	Support
Maryland	4/7/21	HB1118	LBGTQ rights	Oppose
Michigan	4/6/21	SB208	“Gender Identity”	Oppose
Mississippi	2/8/21	SB2536	Sports	Support
Montana	1/18/21	HB112	Sports	Support
New Mexico	2/21/21	HB304	Sports	Support
North Carolina	4/6/21	SB396	Equality Act	Oppose
North Carolina	4/22/21	HB358	Sports	Support
Oregon	6/8/21	SB52	“GI” education	Oppose
Pennsylvania	3/27/21	SB313	“Gender Identity”	Oppose
Pennsylvania	3/29/21	HB847	“Gender Identity”	Oppose
Pennsylvania	4/7/21	HB972	Sports	Support
Pennsylvania	4/12/21	SB1191	Sports	Support
Pennsylvania	6/11/21	HB300	“Gender Identity”	Oppose
Pennsylvania	8/4/21	HB972	Sports	Support
Pennsylvania	8/4/21	HB972	Sports	Support
South Dakota	2/17/21	HB1217	Sports	Support
Tennessee	4/5/21	HB1182	Public Restrooms	Support
Tennessee	4/5/21	SB1224	Public Restrooms	Support
Texas	2/16/21	HB1458	Sports	Support
Texas	3/26/21	SB1309	“Gender Identity”	Oppose
Texas	3/27/21	HB3796	“Gender Identity”	Oppose
Texas	4/7/21	SB982	“Gender Identity”	Oppose
Texas	4/16/21	HB1458	Sports	Support
Texas	5/18/21	SB29	Sports	Support
Texas	7/10/21	SB2	Sports	Support
Utah	2/17/21	HB92	Child Transition Ban	Support
West Virginia	3/27/21	SB692	“GI” & Housing	Oppose
West Virginia	4/5/21	HB3293	Sports	Support

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