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Committee backs resolution honoring Boise State women's volleyball for forfeits and urges NCAA, Mountain West policy changes
Summary
The House State Affairs Committee voted to send House Concurrent Resolution 2 — introduced by Rep. Barbara Ehart to commend Boise State's women's volleyball team — to the floor with a do‑pass recommendation after extended testimony both for and against the resolution.
The House State Affairs Committee voted to send House Concurrent Resolution 2 to the House floor with a “do pass” recommendation after testimony that ranged from athletes and advocates praising Boise State University’s women’s volleyball team to witnesses cautioning that the matter should remain with athletic governing bodies.
Rep. Barbara Ehart (R‑District 33), sponsor of the resolution, told the committee the measure recognizes Boise State’s team for forfeiting three matches — including a Mountain West Tournament match that might have been their path to the NCAA tournament — in protest over competing against a biological male on an opponent’s roster. “They demonstrated true integrity at that time by sticking with their principles and saying, you know what, it’s not right, it’s not right that we should have to play…
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