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Ways and Means committee rejects bill restricting transgender students from girls’ sports
Summary
The Ways and Means Committee voted to recommend an unfavorable report on House Bill 156, a proposal to require sports teams be designated by "biologic" sex and bar students listed as male from girls’ sports. The committee's unfavorable recommendation passed after several members debated medical studies and fairness concerns.
The Ways and Means Committee voted on Feb. 6, 2025 to recommend an unfavorable report on House Bill 156, a measure that would require public and nonpublic high school teams to be designated by “biologic” sex and would prohibit students listed as male under the bill’s definitions from participating in girls’ sports.
The committee’s unfavorable motion, moved by Delegate Ebersole, passed on a roll-call vote after extended debate. The motion received 12 recorded yes votes and 5 recorded no votes; several members were excused or their votes were not recorded on the transcript. The chair voted yes, and committee staff announced that the unfavorable recommendation means…
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