On May 22, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed SB0468, the Women's Safety and Protection Act (full text). The new law defines the terms "male" and "female" for purposes of any state law or administrative rule in terms of a person's biological reproductive system. It defines the term "sex" as an individual's biological sex as observed or clinically verified at birth. The law goes on to require public schools, domestic violence shelters, correctional facilities and juvenile detention facilities to designate each multi-occupancy restroom, changing room, and sleeping quarters for the exclusive use of either females, males, or members of the same family. With limited exceptions, it prohibits individuals from entering facilities designated for the opposite sex. ADF issued a press release announcing the governor's signing of the bill.
