AN ACT relating to athletics.
Summary
Amend KRS 156.070 to require the Board of Education or agency designated by the Board of Education to manage interscholastic athletics to promulgate administrative regulations or bylaws requiring schools that participate in interscholastic athletics to designate all athletic teams, activities, and sports based upon the biological sex of the students eligible to participate; prohibit male students from participating in athletic teams, activities, and sports designated as "girls"; prohibit designated agencies from entertaining complaints or investigations of policies; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to create a cause of action against a school that violates these provisions; require that an action be brought within two years; provide that the Act may be cited as the Save Womenâs Sports Act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Signed Apr 13, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2022
How they voted
30–1
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 16, 2022
D
Democratic6
100% Yea
R
Republican25
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
14
Committee
11
Amendments
2
Apr 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Apr 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Apr 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
passed 72-23
upper
Apr 13, 2022
Committee
to Rules (H)
lower
Apr 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
passed 29-8
upper
Apr 13, 2022
Vetoed
veto overridden
upper
Apr 13, 2022
Vetoed
posted for passage for consideration of Governor's veto
upper
Apr 13, 2022
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Apr 6, 2022
Vetoed
Vetoed
upper
Mar 25, 2022
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 25, 2022
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
passed 26-9
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
posted for passage for concurrence in House Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 18, 2022
Committee
to Rules (S)
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
3rd reading, passed 70-23 with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Introduced
floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Committee
to Education (H)
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
passed 27-8 with Committee Substitute (1) and floor amendment (2)
upper
Feb 14, 2022
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed to Committee Substitute
upper
Feb 10, 2022
Upper · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute (1)
upper
Jan 13, 2022
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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