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Sponsor says bill to limit JV/varsity girls' sports to biological females protects fairness and safety; supporters and critics testified
Summary
Delegate Kathy Shaliga presented HB 156 to limit high school JV and varsity girls' sports to biological females; sponsor cited polls and safety anecdotes while critics (not present in hearing testimony) were implied; committee received repeated personal accounts and national examples.
Delegate Kathy Shaliga told the Ways and Means Committee she is reintroducing HB 156 to limit junior varsity and varsity girls' sports to biological females. Shaliga said the bill is "simple" and argued it protects fairness and safety in competition.
The sponsor cited polling and anecdotal examples to support her position and described…
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