Once law, it would make it a crime to ​enter a restroom or changing room designated for the opposite biological ⁠sex in government buildings and at restaurants, stores and other private businesses that have ​a public bathroom.

The first offense under the new rules, set to take effect in ​July, would be a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail, while a second offense within five years would be a felony, carrying up to a five-year prison sentence, according to ​the text of the bill.