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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 378

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

31 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) , 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)

Votes

Senate: Report passage 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.

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. Dec 13, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 7, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 7, 2024 · Senate

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

  6. Mar 7, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1