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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 323

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Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.

Technical college University of wisconsin — Athletics

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires each University of Wisconsin institution and technical college

that operates or sponsors an intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic team or

sport to designate the athletic team or sport as falling into one of three categories

based on the sex of the participating students. The three categories are 1)

participants who are males or men; 2) participants who are females or women; and

3) coed or participants of both sexes. The bill defines “sex” as the sex determined by

a physician at birth and reflected on the birth certificate. The bill also requires a UW

institution or technical college to prohibit a male student from participating on an

athletic team or in a sport designated for females or women. Finally, the bill requires

the UW institution or technical college to notify students if the institution or

technical college intends to change a designation for an athletic team or sport.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Jacque (R) , Nass (R)

18 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , James (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Moses (R) , Plumer (R) , Ramthun (R) , Rozar (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage by Committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 2, Noes 3

Failed 2–3 Oct 19, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 22, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Bernier, Jacque and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Rozar, Tittl, Gundrum, Sortwell, Tusler, Plumer, Skowronski, James, Allen, Kuglitsch, Moses, Ramthun and Sanfelippo

  2. Apr 22, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Human Services, Children and Families

  3. May 10, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor

  4. May 26, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Jun 11, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  6. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage by Committee on Human Services, Children and Families, Ayes 2, Noes 3

  8. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1