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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 377

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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 University of wisconsin — Entrance requirement

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

32 cosponsors

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) , Michalski (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)

Full history

  1. Aug 9, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Knodl, Quinn, Marklein, Hutton and Tomczyk; cosponsored 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 and Donovan

  2. Aug 9, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. Oct 10, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Michalski added as a cosponsor

  4. Dec 13, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1