MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2024 Regular Session
To: Judiciary A
By: Representatives McLean, Crawford
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 1-3-48, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "SEX" WHEN USED IN ANY MISSISSIPPI STATUTE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 1-3-48, Mississippi Code of 1972:
1-3-48. The term "sex" as used in any statute shall mean a person's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth and evidence of a person's biological sex. For purposes of this definition, evidence of a person's biological sex includes, but is not limited to, a government-issued identification document that accurately reflects a person's sex listed on the person's original birth certificate.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.