SB 766 Virginia Senate · 2022 Regular Session

Schools; male students shall not participate in female sports, etc., civil cause of action.

Summary
Schools; athletics; participation in female sports; civil cause of action. Requires each elementary or secondary school or a private school that competes in sponsored athletic events against such public schools to designate athletic teams, whether a school athletic team or an intramural team sponsored by such school, based on biological sex as follows: (i) "males," "men," or "boys"; (ii) "females," "women," or "girls"; or (iii) "coed" or "mixed." Under the bill, male students are not permitted to participate on any school athletic team or squad designated for "females," "women," or "girls"; however, this provision does not apply to physical education classes at schools. The bill provides civil penalties for students and schools that suffer harm as a result of a violation of the bill. Such civil actions are required to be initiated within two years after the harm occurred.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Last action Feb 3, 2022
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 4-N)
upper
Jan 25, 2022
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Presented and ordered printed 22103466D
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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