In this thread I will be cataloging States with proposed laws concerning the separation of the sexes in sporting events.
If I am missing something, please let me know!
If I am missing something, please let me know!
Missouri
Bill would require 'students participating in any event [...] to participate in the event corresponding to the student's biological sex.'
Bill 👉 senate.mo.gov/20info/BTS_Web…
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Bill would require 'students participating in any event [...] to participate in the event corresponding to the student's biological sex.'
Bill 👉 senate.mo.gov/20info/BTS_Web…
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Washington
Bill would require that school boards' policies prohibit male students from competing in athletic events intended for females.
Bill 👉app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Bi… (full text is under 'Available Documents')
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Bill would require that school boards' policies prohibit male students from competing in athletic events intended for females.
Bill 👉app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?Bi… (full text is under 'Available Documents')
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Tennessee
Bill would require schools to ensure "that each athlete [...] competes against other athletes based on the athlete's biological sex"
Bill 👉 capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill…
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Bill would require schools to ensure "that each athlete [...] competes against other athletes based on the athlete's biological sex"
Bill 👉 capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill…
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Georgia
Bill would prohibit "participation in athletic events exclusively for females by any person who is not a biological female." and vice versa.
Bill 👉 legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en…
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Bill would prohibit "participation in athletic events exclusively for females by any person who is not a biological female." and vice versa.
Bill 👉 legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en…
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5. New Hampshire
Bill would stipulate that: "sports that are sponsored by a primary or secondary school [...] "designed for 'females,' 'women,' or 'girls' shall only be open to students of the female sex"
Bill 👉 gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/bi…
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Bill would stipulate that: "sports that are sponsored by a primary or secondary school [...] "designed for 'females,' 'women,' or 'girls' shall only be open to students of the female sex"
Bill 👉 gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/bi…
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6. Indiana
"a person born as a male may not participate in or compete:
(1) against an athletic team composed of persons born as females; or
(2) in an individual sport against a person born as female"
Bill 👉 iga.in.gov/legislative/20…
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"a person born as a male may not participate in or compete:
(1) against an athletic team composed of persons born as females; or
(2) in an individual sport against a person born as female"
Bill 👉 iga.in.gov/legislative/20…
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7. Alabama
Bill would prohibit public schools & facilities from participating in events where a male or female would compete in an athletic event that is exclusively for members of the opposite sex.
Bill 👉 legiscan.com/AL/text/HB20/2…
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Bill would prohibit public schools & facilities from participating in events where a male or female would compete in an athletic event that is exclusively for members of the opposite sex.
Bill 👉 legiscan.com/AL/text/HB20/2…
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8. Idaho
@BarbEhardt announced she will introduce a bill to protect women's sports. She coached Division 1 basketball, giving her a unique perspective.
The text was not available at the time of this tweet.
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@BarbEhardt announced she will introduce a bill to protect women's sports. She coached Division 1 basketball, giving her a unique perspective.
The text was not available at the time of this tweet.
Bill 👉
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@BarbEhardt 9. West Virginia
The bill would apply to athletic or sporting events in "Each elementary and secondary school in [WV] that receives any type of public funding from this state or a local government"
Bill 👉 wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bi…
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The bill would apply to athletic or sporting events in "Each elementary and secondary school in [WV] that receives any type of public funding from this state or a local government"
Bill 👉 wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bi…
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@BarbEhardt 10. Arizona
The “Save Women’s Sports Act” would require schools and universities to designate sport categories by sex, and specifies that the female category 'may not be open to' males.
Bill 👉 azleg.gov/legtext/54leg/…
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The “Save Women’s Sports Act” would require schools and universities to designate sport categories by sex, and specifies that the female category 'may not be open to' males.
Bill 👉 azleg.gov/legtext/54leg/…
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@BarbEhardt 11. Kentucky
SB114, the "Save Women’s Sports Act", specifies that:
"An athletic activity or sport designated as 'girls' shall not be open to male students"
Bill 👉 (pg 4) apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocument…
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SB114, the "Save Women’s Sports Act", specifies that:
"An athletic activity or sport designated as 'girls' shall not be open to male students"
Bill 👉 (pg 4) apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocument…
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@BarbEhardt 12. Iowa
This bill is dead (see link -> more info). While intended, in part, to ensure fairness for women, it was MUCH wider sweeping.
Bill 👉 legis.iowa.gov/legislation/Bi…
More info 👉 thehill.com/policy/healthc…
This bill is dead (see link -> more info). While intended, in part, to ensure fairness for women, it was MUCH wider sweeping.
Bill 👉 legis.iowa.gov/legislation/Bi…
More info 👉 thehill.com/policy/healthc…
13. Colorado
"Equality and Fairness in Youth Sports Act" would limit 6th-12th grade girls' sports to the "female sex".
This bill is narrow in application, likely a reflection of the challenges it will face.
Bill 👉leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/…
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"Equality and Fairness in Youth Sports Act" would limit 6th-12th grade girls' sports to the "female sex".
This bill is narrow in application, likely a reflection of the challenges it will face.
Bill 👉leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/…
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14. Mississippi
SB2240 the Mississippi Fairness Act would require public schools and institutions of higher learning to designate sports according to 'biological sex'.
(Section 2 is worth taking a look at)
Bill 👉 billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020…
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SB2240 the Mississippi Fairness Act would require public schools and institutions of higher learning to designate sports according to 'biological sex'.
(Section 2 is worth taking a look at)
Bill 👉 billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020…
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