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Committee rejects bill to require sex-at-birth classification for school teams and facilities
Summary
The committee heard AB 844 on April 1, 2025. The bill, which would have required participation in sex-segregated school programs and use of facilities to be based on a pupil's sex assigned at birth, failed to advance after testimony for and against and a 2-6 committee vote with one abstention.
SACRAMENTO — The Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism Committee on April 1, 2025, declined to advance Assembly Bill 844, which sought to require that participation in sex-segregated school programs, athletic teams and the use of school facilities (bathrooms, locker rooms, showers, and overnight accommodations) be determined by a pupil’s sex assigned at birth.
Assemblymember Rosalia presented AB 844 to the committee, arguing that Education Code section 221.5 and related guidance had required schools to permit students to participate based on gender identity, and that California’s policy put districts at legal risk under federal Title IX and could jeopardize billions in federal K–12 funding. The author and…
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