Elementary and secondary schools; athletics, participation in female sports, civil cause of action.
Elementary and secondary schools; athletics; participation in female sports; civil cause of action. Requires each public elementary or secondary school and each private elementary or secondary school that competes in sponsored athletic events against such public schools to designate all athletic teams and intramural athletic teams sponsored by such school based on biological sex as follows: (i) for "males," "men," or "boys"; (ii) for "females," "women," or "girls"; or (iii) as "coed" or "mixed" if such team is open to participation by (a) males, men, or boys and (b) females, women, or girls. The bill prohibits any student whose biological sex is male and who has not physically transitioned to female prior to puberty from participating on any school athletic team or squad designated for "females," "women," or "girls." Finally, the bill creates a civil cause of action for students and schools that suffer harm as a result of a violation of the provisions of the bill, provided that such action is initiated within two years of the harm occurring.
2025 Regular Session
All athletic teams or squads at a school, whether a school athletic team or squad or an intramural athletic team or squad sponsored by such school, shall designate each such team or squad based on biological sex.
No student whose biological sex is male and who has not physically transitioned to female prior to puberty shall be permitted to participate on any school or intramural athletic team or squad designated for "females," "women," or "girls."
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | 08:30 | Hearing | Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building | Senate Education and Health Hearing |
| 2025-01-16 | 00:00 | Hearing | Senate Room C, Room 311, General Assembly Building | Senate Education and Health-Public Education Hearing |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-23 | Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N) |
| 2025-01-16 | Assigned Education sub: Public Education |
| 2025-01-07 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 2025-01-07 | Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25104002D |