HB 4024: Civil rights: privacy; restriction of student access to certain restrooms and changing areas based on biological sex; provide for. Creates new act. - Michigan

As Passed by the House → Substitute (H-1) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to expand exemptions for individuals entering multiple-occupancy restrooms and changing areas. The changes clarify that employees, parents, guardians, caregivers, and individuals needing assistance are now explicitly covered under the exemptions, while removing a provision that allowed minors to accompany parents regardless of the parent's sex designation.

Scope change

The scope of exemptions for restroom access was broadened to include additional categories of individuals and clarified existing categories by removing redundant language.

REQUIREMENT

Removed language requiring the restroom to be cleared of other students before a parent or guardian could accompany a minor child.

ELIGIBILITY

Added explicit exemption for individuals accompanying a student needing assistance if the assistant is a parent, legal guardian, or authorized caregiver.

Added new exemption category for individuals receiving assistance in using the restroom or changing area.

DEFINITION

Changed 'multiple-occupancy restroom' to 'multiple occupancy restroom' in several locations for consistency.

House Introduced Bill → As Passed by the House · 4 edits · Sep 4, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was amended to change the terminology from 'biological sex' to 'sex' in the definitions and requirements, and to add specific conditions for when individuals may enter restrooms designated for the opposite sex. These changes clarify the language used to describe gender classification and expand the list of exceptions for restroom access.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on educational institutions and their restroom policies, but the language was refined to use 'sex' instead of 'biological sex' and additional conditions were added to the exceptions for entering opposite-sex facilities.

DEFINITION

The term 'biological sex' was replaced with 'sex' in the definitions section to standardize terminology throughout the bill.

The definition of 'multiple-occupancy restroom or changing area' was updated to use 'Multiple-occupancy' with a hyphen for consistency.

REQUIREMENT

New conditions were added to the exceptions for entering opposite-sex restrooms, including requiring that the area be cleared of other students when accompanying a student needing assistance, and allowing minors to accompany their parent or guardian into the parent's restroom.

A new provision was added stating that single-occupancy restrooms may be used by individuals of either sex, clarifying that the bill does not prohibit this practice.

Substitute (H-2) → Substitute (H-1) - 2 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill revision primarily involves technical formatting changes to spacing and hyphenation in the text, with one substantive addition expanding who may accompany a student into gendered restrooms. The changes remove hyphenation from compound terms like 'multiple-occupancy' and add a new exception allowing students to receive assistance in using the facility.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same, but an exception was added to allow individuals to enter opposite-sex restrooms to assist students who need help using the facilities.

TECHNICAL

Removed hyphens from compound terms like 'multiple-occupancy restroom' and 'multiple-occupancy changing area' throughout the bill text.

Added 'student's parent or legal guardian or authorized caregiver' to the list of individuals who may accompany a student needing assistance in subsection (d).

ELIGIBILITY

Added a new exception (subsection e) allowing individuals to enter opposite-sex restrooms to receive assistance in using the area.

Substitute (H-1) → Substitute (H-2) · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill revision adds clarifying language to ensure privacy protections in shared restrooms and changing areas. The changes primarily add conditions to exceptions that allow individuals to use facilities designated for the opposite sex, requiring that only the necessary person be present or that the area be cleared of others. The revision also reorders exception categories and adds a new provision allowing single-occupancy facilities to be used by any gender.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains the same regarding which educational institutions are covered, but the applicability of exceptions has been narrowed to require specific conditions when individuals enter facilities designated for the opposite sex.

REQUIREMENT

Added conditions to restroom exceptions requiring that custodial and maintenance personnel be the only person present when entering opposite-sex facilities.

Added new exception allowing minors to be accompanied by parents or guardians into restrooms of the parent's or guardian's sex when the area is cleared of other students.

Added provision explicitly allowing educational institutions to permit single-occupancy restrooms to be used by individuals of either sex.

DEFINITION

Changed hyphenation in definitions from 'multiple occupancy' to 'multiple-occupancy' for consistency throughout the bill.

Civil rights: privacy; restriction of student access to certain restrooms and changing areas based on biological sex; provide for. Creates new act.

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