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Senate passes bill restricting women’s collegiate teams to athletes’ sex assigned at birth
Summary
The Indiana Senate approved House Bill 10-41 on a 42-6 vote after several hours of debate. Supporters said the measure protects fairness in women’s sports; opponents said it increases risk of harassment and lacks safeguards against intrusive verification practices.
INDIANAPOLIS — On April 3, the Indiana Senate passed House Bill 10-41, a measure that requires state and private post‑secondary institutions to designate team sports by the sex a student was assigned at birth and bars participation on women’s teams by persons assigned male at birth. The bill passed on a 42-6 roll-call vote after more than two hours of floor debate.
The bill’s sponsor, Senator Donato, told colleagues the measure is meant to “protect the integrity of female sports” at the K‑12 and collegiate level and said schools will be required to adopt a grievance process for alleged violations. “With the passage of this bill this year, we will be protecting the integrity of female sports in…
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