'Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act'; enact

The definition of 'competition' was expanded to include 'game, match, tournament, or jamboree' in addition to 'contest'. The definition of 'contact sport' was updated to include 'softball' and 'volleyball' in the list of examples.

The bill's title was changed from 'Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act' to 'Riley Gaines Act' in the code section citation. The bill header was updated to indicate this is a substitute version (SB 1 (SUB)) rather than the original Senate version.

The bill number changed from LC 49 2184S (SCS) to LC 49 2383S, indicating a new legislative committee version.

The definitions of 'female' and 'male' were changed from being based on sex to being based on reproductive systems (ability to produce ovum or sperm), which affects who can participate on teams.

The definition of 'contact sport' was slightly modified to change 'significant bodily contact' to just 'bodily contact', which could expand which sports are covered.

The definition of 'covered entity' was changed to remove 'postsecondary educational institutions', meaning colleges and universities are no longer covered by this bill's requirements.

The bill was amended to remove 'middle school' from the list of school levels covered, now only applying to high school and college sports.

New language was added prohibiting covered entities from awarding scholarships intended for female teams to males.