KY SB 179
died on adjournmentAN ACT relating to sex-based classifications.
Kentucky · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did KY SB 179 pass?
No. KY SB 179 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-10): to Committee on Committees (S)
What is KY SB 179 about?
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to define "boy," "equal," "female," "girl," "male," "man," "sex," and "woman"; prohibit any state or local law, regulation, ordinance, or policy from treating males or females unfairly from similiarly situated members of the opposite sex, but permit separation of the sexes if in the interest of maintaining safety, privacy, and fairness; provide a non-exhaustive list of examples of areas in which public entities may distinguish between the sexes; require any public school, public school district, state agency, department, local government, special district or any political subdivision of those entities that collects vital statistics to identify each person as either male or female; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Women's Bill of Rights.
Who sponsors KY SB 179?
M. Wilson, G. Williams, A. Reed and 9 others are the primary sponsors of KY SB 179.
Description
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 61 to define "boy," "equal," "female," "girl," "male," "man," "sex," and "woman"; prohibit any state or local law, regulation, ordinance, or policy from treating males or females unfairly from similiarly situated members of the opposite sex, but permit separation of the sexes if in the interest of maintaining safety, privacy, and fairness; provide a non-exhaustive list of examples of areas in which public entities may distinguish between the sexes; require any public school, public school district, state agency, department, local government, special district or any political subdivision of those entities that collects vital statistics to identify each person as either male or female; provide that the Act may be cited as the Kentucky Women's Bill of Rights.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-10
- Latest action
- 2026-02-10 — to Committee on Committees (S)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- M. Wilsonprimary
- G. Williamsprimary
- A. Reedprimary
- S. Rawlingsprimary
- M. Nunnprimary
- R. Millsprimary
- S. Madonprimary
- J. Higdonprimary
- R. Girdlerprimary
- G. Boswellprimary
- S. Funke Frommeyerprimary
- L. Tichenorprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-10
to Committee on Committees (S)
referral-committee
2026-02-10
introduced in Senate
introduction
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Related bills
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