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SB68

Elementary and secondary schools; participation in female sports, civil cause of action.

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
Mark Peake (R)

Session:
2024 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Elementary and secondary schools; athletics; participation in female sports; civil cause of action.

Requires each public elementary or secondary school and each private elementary or secondary school that competes in sponsored athletic events against such public schools to designate all interscholastic athletic teams and intramural athletic teams sponsored by such school based on biological sex as follows: (i) for "males," "men," or "boys"; (ii) for "females," "women," or "girls"; or (iii) as "coed" or "mixed" if such team is open to participation by (a) "males," "men," or "boys" and (b) "females," "women," or "girls." The bill prohibits any student whose biological sex is male and who has not physically transitioned to female prior to puberty from participating on any school athletic team or squad designated for "females," "women," or "girls." Finally, the bill creates a civil cause of action for students and schools that suffer harm as a result of a violation of the provisions of the bill, provided that such action is initiated within two years of the harm occurring. (Less)

  • Bill History

  • 12/28/2023 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100908D
  • 12/28/2023 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 01/12/2024 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB68)
  • 01/16/2024 - Senate: Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
  • 02/01/2024 - Senate: Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/08/2024 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
  • 02/08/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 02/08/2024 - Senate: Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

Full text and vote history:

Virginia Legislative Information System

RichmondSunlight.com

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