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Idaho Senate adopts resolution praising Boise State women’s volleyball for forfeits over transgender player
Summary
The Idaho Senate on Feb. 10, 2025 adopted House Concurrent Resolution 2, commending the Boise State University women’s volleyball team for forfeiting matches rather than competing against a team that included what the resolution described as a “biological male.”
BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Senate on Feb. 10, 2025 adopted House Concurrent Resolution 2, which commends the Boise State University women’s volleyball team for forfeiting multiple matches, including a Mountain West Tournament contest, rather than competing against an opponent the resolution described as a “biological male.”
The resolution, brought to the floor for immediate and final consideration, praises the team’s actions as demonstrating “integrity” and urges the Mountain West Conference to change a policy the resolution says “directly discriminates against female student athletes.”
Sponsor remarks framed the measure as a defense of women’s athletics. Senate Carlson, presenting the resolution on the floor, said the measure “is not a transgender bill. This is a bill celebrating, women standing up for women's sports and women playing in women's sports.” Opponents argued the resolution injected the legislature into a broader debate about transgender people and public policy. Senator Taretsky said the measure “is now just another log on the fire of the social warfare attacks we're making on the trans community” and announced he would vote against the resolution.
Debate focused on whether the resolution was appropriate for legislative commemoration and the larger social and policy issues involved. Supporters said the resolution honored a team decision and called for conference-level policy change. Opponents said the resolution singled out a vulnerable group and risked escalating cultural conflict.
The question before the Senate was adoption of HCR 2. Following floor debate, the Senate voted by voice; the presiding officer declared, “The ayes have it. The resolution has been adopted.” The resolution will be returned to the House of Representatives, where it originated.
Votes and formal record: the motion to adopt was made by Senator Carlson and seconded (second not specified in the transcript). The final action was adoption by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
The resolution text cites Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in its preamble; the Senate record shows no statutory change proposed — the measure is a concurrent resolution expressing legislative findings and urging a conference policy change.
Looking ahead, the resolution will be transmitted back to the House of Representatives. No follow-up legislative requirement or implementation task was recorded in the Senate floor discussion.
