SB 68 Virginia Senate · 2024 Regular Session

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
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Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2023 Last action Feb 8, 2024
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Feb 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
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Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
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Jan 16, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
upper
Dec 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Mark Peake
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