House State Affairs committee sends resolution honoring Boise State volleyball to the floor after hours of testimony on women’s sports and Title IX

The House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday voted to send House Concurrent Resolution 2 (HCR 2) to the House floor with a do-pass recommendation after nearly two hours of testimony and questioning about fairness and safety in women’s athletics.

HCR 2, introduced by Representative Barbara Ehart of District 33, commends the Boise State University women’s volleyball team for forfeiting multiple matches, including a Mountain West Conference tournament game, in protest of a biological male competing on women’s teams. The resolution asks intercollegiate governing bodies to revise policies it says compromise safety and fairness for female athletes.

Representative Barbara Ehart, an Idaho state lawmaker and former Division I women’s basketball coach, told the committee HCR 2 “is truly to commend our Boise State women’s volleyball team for taking such a courageous stance” after the team forfeited matches rather than play against a biological male. She said the team’s…