House Substitute for SB 244 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring the designation of multiple-occupancy private spaces in public buildings for use by only one sex and imposing criminal and civil penalties for violations, defining the term "gender" to mean biological sex at birth for purposes of statutory construction, directing the division of vehicles to invalidate and reissue driver's licenses when necessary to correct the gender identification on such licenses and directing the office of vital statistics to invalidate and reissue birth certificates when necessary to correct the sex identification on such certificates.

All provisions regarding bail bond applications, insurance requirements, and criminal background checks for sureties were removed.

New definitions were added for 'Female', 'Male', 'Sex', 'Multiple-occupancy private space', and 'Single-occupancy private space' based on biological sex at birth.

New requirements mandate that public buildings designate multiple-occupancy private spaces (like restrooms) for use by only one sex.

New requirements direct the state to invalidate and reissue driver's licenses and birth certificates to correct gender/sex identification.

New civil penalties of $25,000 and $125,000 were added for governmental entities that violate the new gender designation rules.

The session year was changed from 2025 to 2026, and the bill was reclassified as a House Substitute.

Updated the bill header and page footers to reflect amendments made by the Senate Committee of the Whole.