H.B. 183
FailedOpposeSex Designation Amendments
HB0183S02 (Substitute)
Sex Designation Amendments
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 26
House Floor Vote
Mar 2
Senate Rules
Mar 5
Senate Committee
Mar 4
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill amends provisions related to sex and gender.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- replaces the term gender with sex; and
- requires agencies when making administrative rules, policies, and programs to refer to biological sex using the term sex instead of gender.
Better Utah Institute's Position
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary, reviewed by Better Utah staff.
Utah law currently uses both "gender" and "sex" as terms in various statutes and administrative rules. This bill replaces the word "gender" with "sex" throughout state law and requires all state agencies to use the term "sex" — defined as biological sex — rather than "gender" when writing administrative rules, policies, and programs going forward.
H.B. 183
FailedOpposeSex Designation Amendments
Current version: HB0183S02 (Substitute)
Introduction
Jan 20
House Rules
House Committee
Feb 26
House Floor Vote
Mar 2
Senate Rules
Mar 5
Senate Committee
Mar 4
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
IntroductionJan 20
House Rules
House CommitteeFeb 26
House Floor VoteMar 2
Senate RulesMar 5
Senate CommitteeMar 4
Senate 2nd Reading
Senate 3rd Reading
Governor
What This Bill Does
This bill amends provisions related to sex and gender.
Key Provisions
This bill:
- replaces the term gender with sex; and
- requires agencies when making administrative rules, policies, and programs to refer to biological sex using the term sex instead of gender.
Plain-Language Summary
AI-generated summary, reviewed by Better Utah staff.
Utah law currently uses both "gender" and "sex" as terms in various statutes and administrative rules. This bill replaces the word "gender" with "sex" throughout state law and requires all state agencies to use the term "sex" — defined as biological sex — rather than "gender" when writing administrative rules, policies, and programs going forward.
Better Utah Institute's Position
Votes
Motion: Favorable Recommendation
Motion: Held in Committee
Documents
Floor Debates
Committee Hearings
Other Versions
Original
Subjects
Action History38
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Senate Rules Committee
Last updated Mar 26, 2026, 9:39 PM