HB 23 Kentucky House · 2022 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to athletics.

Summary
Amend KRS 156.070 to require KHSAA to promulgate administrative regulations or bylaws requiring schools to designate all interscholastic athletics based upon the biological sex of the students eligible to participate; prohibit male students from participating in girls' athletics; establish how to designate biological sex; prohibit designated agencies from entertaining complaints or investigations of policies; create a cause of action against a school that violates these provisions; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require a public postsecondary education institution or private postsecondary education institution that is a member of a national intercollegiate athletic association to designate all intercollegiate and intramural athletics authorized by the institution based on biological sex of students eligible to participate; require that institutions prohibit male students from participating in womens' athletics; prohibit designated agencies from entertaining complaints or investigations of policies; create a cause of action against a postsecondary institution that violates these provisions; title the Act "Fairness in Womens' Sports Act."
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 11, 2021 Last action Mar 29, 2022
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Total actions
11
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 29, 2022
Committee
recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
lower
Feb 11, 2022
Committee
to Education (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
Jun 11, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
lower
48 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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