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Committee sends HCR 2 to the floor praising Boise State volleyball boycott and urging NCAA, Mountain West policy change
Summary
The House State Affairs Committee approved sending HCR 2 to the floor with a do‑pass recommendation after testimony commending Boise State women’s volleyball players who forfeited matches rather than play against a biological male on an opposing team.
The House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday voted to send House Concurrent Resolution 2 to the floor with a do‑pass recommendation after extensive testimony praising Boise State University’s women’s volleyball team for forfeiting matches rather than play against a biological male on an opposing roster.
Representative Barbara Ehart, R‑District 33, introduced the resolution and told the committee it “commends our Boise State women's volleyball team for taking such a courageous stance” after the team forfeited three matches, including a Mountain West tournament match that would have been the team’s path to the NCAA tournament. Ehart said the resolution asks the Mountain West Conference and the NCAA to change their policies.
Multiple witnesses supported the resolution. Riley Gaines, who identified herself as an ambassador for Independent Women's Voice, vice chair of Athletes for America with the America First Policy Institute and director of the Riley…
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