On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill that would define a person's legal recorded sex in Alabama as their biological sex.

The bill was introduced by state Rep. Susan DuBose (R-Hoover). The “What is a Woman Act” would define man, woman, boy, girl, father, mother, male, female and gender for the purposes of state law. According to the bill, gender is determined by genetics at birth.

DuBose adopted the committee's alternative bill that was being considered in the House, and one amendment was also added to the bill.

“I want to thank my constituents for the tremendous amount of work we've put into crafting this amendment and coming to an agreement,” said Rep. Neil Rafferty, D-Birmingham. “This amendment is intended to ensure that we have guardrails in place to protect established rights when it comes to protections against sex and sexual discrimination.”

“There have been some concerns about unintended consequences with this bill, but this amendment addresses those concerns and establishes federal law, statutes and case law that will not be affected under state law,” Rafferty explained.

Lafferty's floor amendment passed 95-0.

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“I still have concerns about this bill,” said Rep. Marilyn Lands (D-Madison). “I believe this bill does nothing to protect women's rights and seeks to silence transgender and non-binary Alabamians.”

“As a licensed professional counselor, I know how this impacts our LGBTQ+ community, especially our young people,” Rands said. “This bill would perpetuate these dangerous policies and is unacceptable.”

House Majority Leader Scott Stassagen (R-Hartselle) also introduced an amendment on the floor, based on an incident his daughter experienced at a summer camp where a boy who identified as a girl was staying with the girls at camp.

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“My daughter found herself in a situation where she thought the bathroom was for girls, but there was actually a boy dressed as a girl in the bathroom,” Stadthagen said. “She called me crying. I picked her up from camp at 10:30 at night.”

Stadthagen withdrew the amendment, saying it could cause problems for the country's universities.

HB111 passed the Alabama House of Representatives by a vote of 73 to 24. The bill now heads to the Alabama Senate for consideration.

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