Legislation - HB0156

Title: Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Szeliga, Adams, Arentz, Arikan, Beauchamp, Buckel, Chisholm, Fisher, Grammer, Hornberger, R. Long, Mangione, Metzgar, Miller, M. Morgan, T. Morgan, Nawrocki, Pippy, Reilly, Rose, Schmidt, Tomlinson, Valentine, and Wivell
Status: In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated based on biological sex; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school for maintaining separate interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams and sports for students of the female sex; and providing that certain individuals have the right to bring a civil action under certain circumstances.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0047 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/10/2024 Legislative Date 9/10/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	9/10/2024	9/10/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act)

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