Virginia Bill Regarding Discrimination and Specification of Sex and Gender (HB 397)

This law was last updated on Nov 19, 2018

State

Virginia

Number

HB 397

Status

Failed to Pass

Proposed

Jan 6, 2016

Topics

Anti-Transgender, LGBTQ

Full Bill Text

leg1.state.va.us

HB 397 would define gender and sex as “the basis of the biologic character or quality that distinguishes an individual as either male or female as determined by analysis of the individual’s gonadal, internal and external morphologic, chromosomal, and hormonal characteristics.”

The bill provides that the “mere separation of individuals by sex” does not constitute discrimination when considering anti-discrimination laws or policies passed by locality or school board.