Concerning the organization of interscholastic athletics.
SB 5012 requires Washington public schools and colleges to organize interscholastic athletics based on students' chromosomal makeup (XX or XY) and gender identity, creating five specific team groupings: XX identifying as woman/girl, XX identifying as man/boy, XY identifying as man/boy, XY identifying as woman/girl, and a fifth category for others. The bill mandates that eligibility be verified through medical documentation of chromosomal status and establishes private legal claims for students or schools harmed by non-compliance, including damages for psychological harm. It also prohibits athletic associations from penalizing schools for following these grouping rules and exempts kindergarten through sixth-grade activities from the requirements. The law amends existing statutes governing school athletics to enforce these structural changes.
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in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2026
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Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2026
Last action Jan 12, 2026
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Jan 12, 2026
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Phil Fortunato
RRepublican
Co
Jim McCune
RRepublican
Co
Leonard Christian
RRepublican
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