HB 1849 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harm suffered by designation.

HB 1849 requires public colleges and school districts to explicitly designate all sports activities as "male," "female," or "coed." It directly affects students, athletes, and school administrators by mandating this classification for all team sports. The bill creates legal claims for individuals who suffer harm due to a school's designation of a sport as male, female, or coed. This changes how schools categorize sports and provides a new legal pathway for those impacted by the designation.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Sep 9, 2025 Last action Jul 1, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
9
Jul 1, 2026
Committee
Re-referred to Health
lower
Jul 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with request to re-refer to Health
lower
Jun 15, 2026
Committee
Re-referred to Judiciary
lower
Jun 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with request to re-refer to Judiciary
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Committee
Re-referred to Health
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported with request to re-refer to Health
lower
Dec 16, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Judiciary
lower
Dec 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported with request to re-refer to Judiciary
lower
Sep 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors