Kansas SB 180
Kansas SB 180 or the Kansas Women's Bill of Rights is a bill that that defines sex to refer outside of transgender and intersex individuals in law. The bill defines intersex conditions such as Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome as being male, and defines sex by gonadal tissue. Kansas governor Laura Kelly vetoed the bill in April 2023. On April 26th and 27th, the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives voted to override the veto, making the bill law.
Bill
The bill was originally introduced in the Kansas Senate by Republican Renee Erickson in February 2023, and is sponsored by the Committee on Public Health and Welfare. It received final passage with amendments on April 4, 2023. It defines a "female" as a person "whose biological reproductive system is developed to produce ova", and a "male" as a person "whose biological reproductive system is developed to fertilize the ova of a female". Its proponents state that biological sex should be defined in law excluding trans people. The bill is controversial for excluding intersex people, such as those with ambiguous genitalia, with both male or female reproductive organs, or women born without ovaries.Despite the fact that the federal government recognizes gender transition on documents including passports and birth certificates and in housing, the bill restricts agencies in Kansas, both public and private, from assigning any gender other than that assigned at birth. It has been criticized as removing human rights and legal rights from trans people in the state.