Bill requiring sex-based restrooms, dorms clears Missouri House

By: Annelise Hanshaw

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 510

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Missouri House passed a bill Monday that would force entities receiving state funding to restrict usage of restrooms, changing areas and sleeping accommodations based on biological sex and codify definitions for “female,” “male” and “sex” throughout state statute.

State Rep. Becky Laubinger, a Republican from Park Hills, pitched the legislation as a “vital protection for women.” Lax policies and all-gender restrooms, like facilities in the Kansas City International Airport, invite predators, she argued.

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