HF1233 (Legislative Session 94 (2025-2026))
Women's athletics exemption created in the Human Rights Act.
Related bill: SF1883
AI Generated Summary
This bill proposes an amendment to the Minnesota Human Rights Act to allow organizations, including schools and sports organizations, to restrict participation in women's athletic teams and competitions to individuals who are biologically female at birth.
Key provisions of the bill include: - It explicitly permits entities such as educational institutions, nonpublic schools, religious organizations, and youth sports organizations to limit participation in female sports to biological females. - It defines a person’s sex solely based on reproductive biology at birth, excluding gender identity as a factor in determining eligibility. - It allows male athletes to train or practice with female athletic teams, provided that female athletes do not lose competition or practice opportunities. - It prohibits government agencies, accrediting bodies, and athletic organizations from investigating or taking action against entities that implement these restrictions.
The bill aims to ensure that women's sports remain exclusive to biological females by creating a legal exemption within the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
Actions
Date | Chamber | Where | Type | Name | Committee Name |
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February 19, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Judiciary Finance and Civil Law |
February 19, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Introduction and first reading, referred to | Judiciary Finance and Civil Law |
February 23, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
February 23, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
March 05, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Author added | |
March 09, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Committee report, to adopt as amended | |
March 09, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Second reading | |
March 10, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | House rule 1.21, placed on Calendar for the Day | |
March 11, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Motion to lay on the table | |
March 11, 2025 | House | Floor | Action | Motion prevailed |