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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 378

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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 Technical college system board University of wisconsin — Athletics

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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: 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) , Michalski (R) , Quinn (R) , Tomczyk (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 9, Noes 5

Passed 9–5 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

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 Colleges and Universities

  3. Oct 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 10, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Michalski added as a coauthor

  5. Oct 10, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 10, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 9, Noes 5

  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. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1