Elementary and secondary schools; participation in female sports, civil cause of action.
Summary
Elementary and secondary schools; athletics;participation in female sports; civil cause of action. Requireseach public elementary or secondary school and each private elementaryor secondary school that competes in sponsored athletic events againstsuch public schools to designate all interscholastic athletic teamsand intramural athletic teams sponsored by such school based on biologicalsex as follows: (i) for "males," "men," or "boys"; (ii) for "females," "women," or "girls"; or (iii) as "coed" or "mixed" if such team isopen to participation by (a) "males," "men," or "boys" and (b) "females," "women," or "girls." The bill prohibits any student whose biologicalsex is male and who has not physically transitioned to female prior to puberty from participating on any school athletic team or squaddesignated for "females," "women," or "girls." Finally, the billcreates a civil cause of action for students and schools that sufferharm as a result of a violation of the provisions of the bill, providedthat such action is initiated within two years of the harm occurring.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2023
Last action Feb 8, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
upper
Dec 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Peake
RRepublican
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