The SC Senate is moving forward with S.199, a companion bill to H.4756. A companion bill is an identical or very similar bill to a bill in a different chamber of the legislature.

S.199 is a bill that targets trans youth in public K-12 schools and at public colleges/universities, requiring them to:

• Limit multi-occupancy restrooms, locker rooms, showers, and changing facilities to use only by a person’s “biological sex at birth.”

• Define sex strictly as male or female, based on reproductive anatomy at birth.

• Apply these rules to overnight trips, school events, and campus housing, including sleeping quarters.

• Allow individuals to sue schools or colleges if they encounter someone they believe to be “of the opposite sex” in a restroom or changing facility.

• Impose financial penalties: schools or colleges that don’t comply could lose 25% of certain state funds.

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