The proposed bill seeks to enhance safety and privacy in multi-occupancy restrooms, changing rooms, and sleeping quarters by establishing clear guidelines based on an individual's biological sex. It emphasizes the General Assembly's intent to define sex, male, and female within state law, while ensuring the privacy and safety of women in traditionally designated spaces. The bill mandates that shelters and correctional facilities designate these areas exclusively for either females or males, allowing access only to individuals corresponding to the designated sex. It also requires these facilities to take reasonable measures to protect individuals from the opposite sex in these spaces, with exceptions for specific purposes like custodial services or medical assistance.

Furthermore, the bill provides individuals with a private cause of action for damages if they encounter a member of the opposite sex in designated areas, establishing a two-year statute of limitations for such civil actions. It outlines the responsibilities of governmental entities to maintain privacy and safety, prohibiting them from requiring individuals to share sleeping quarters with members of the opposite sex. The bill also includes provisions for attorney fees for those who prevail in legal actions against governmental entities that fail to enforce these designations, as well as a severability clause to ensure the enforceability of remaining provisions if any part of the act is invalidated.