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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 377

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Relating to: designating athletic sports and teams operated or sponsored by public schools or private schools participating in a parental choice program based on the sex of the participants.

Parochial and private schools School — Attendance School — Charter school School — Health program

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires each school board, independent charter school, and private

school participating in a parental choice program (educational institution) that

operates or sponsors an interscholastic, 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 pupils. The three designations are 1) males, 2) females,

and 3) males and females. The bill defines “sex” as the sex determined at birth by

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

educational institution to prohibit a male pupil from participating on an athletic

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

educational institution to notify pupils and parents if an educational institution

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

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Binsfeld (R) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Hurd (R) , Macco (R) , Magnafici (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , Nedweski (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , S. Johnson (R) , Sapik (R) , Schmidt (R) , Schraa (R) , Sortwell (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

6 cosponsors

Hutton (R) , Knodl (R) , Marklein (R) , Melotik (R) , Quinn (R) , Tomczyk (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4

Passed 9–4 Oct 10, 2023 official source full page

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

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 63–35 Oct 12, 2023 official source full page

Aye · 63

Not voting · 1

Senate: Report concurrence by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 2, Noes 3

Failed 2–3 Mar 7, 2024 official source full page

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

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 21–11 Mar 12, 2024 official source full page

Full history

  1. Aug 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Rettinger, Callahan, Magnafici, Binsfeld, O'Connor, Gundrum, Gustafson, Maxey, Bodden, Penterman, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Tusler, S. Johnson, Sapik, Macco, Rozar, Green, Schmidt, Allen, Behnke, Duchow, Hurd, Tittl, Nedweski, Schraa, Wichgers, Edming, Sortwell, Donovan and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Quinn, Marklein, Hutton and Tomczyk

  2. Aug 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Oct 3, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Melotik added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 10, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 10, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 9, Noes 4

  7. Oct 10, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 10-12-2023 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

  8. Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 63, Noes 35

  9. Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Oct 12, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  11. Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Oct 13, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  15. Dec 13, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  16. Mar 7, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  17. Mar 7, 2024 · Senate

    Report concurrence by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 2, Noes 3

  18. Mar 7, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  20. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  21. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  23. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 11

  24. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Mar 12, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  26. Mar 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-18-2024

  27. Mar 29, 2024 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2024

  28. Apr 2, 2024 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-2-2024

  29. May 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  30. May 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82