The amendment changes eligibility rules for individual sports by allowing female students to compete against male students under certain conditions.
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HB0060
Student Eligibility in Sports
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In one sentence
This act changes rules about which students can join girls' sports teams and specifies requirements for schools to handle complaints related to these rules.
What it does
- Defines what an 'individual sport' is, like running or swimming races where only one person competes at a time.
- Prohibits boys from playing on girls' sports teams unless it's for practice without taking spots from girls.
- Allows schools to keep separate teams for girls and not face consequences if they do so.
- Provides students who are harmed by false accusations about breaking these rules the right to sue.
Who it affects
- Students interested in joining school sports teams.
- Schools that have girls' sports teams.
- People or organizations that make rules for schools and sports.
Limits and unknowns
- The bill did not pass and is now inactive.
- It does not specify what happens if a school breaks these rules.
- Some parts of the bill are unclear about how they will be enforced.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Individual sport
- An athletic activity where participants compete as individuals for a time, score or result, regardless of whether their individual performance contributes to an overall team score.
- Interscholastic activity
- An event that involves students from different schools, such as sports competitions between schools.
Official record
Sources
Public statements
Why lawmakers voted
Last checked Aug 3, 9:49 AM
Couldn't find a published reason.
Wyoming roll calls
Recorded votes
2 roll calls
H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-6-5-0-02025-02-03 · House51 yes 6 no
- Yes
- 51
- No
- 6
- Absent
- 0
- Excused
- 5
- Conflict
- 0
Yes 51
Abby AngelosR · H03Andrew ByronR · H22Ann LucasR · H43Art WashutR · H36Bob DavisR · H47Bob NicholasR · H07Chip NeimanR · H01Christopher KnappR · H53Cody WylieR · H39Dalton BanksR · H26Daniel SinghR · H61Darin McCannR · H48Elissa CampbellR · H56Gary BrownR · H41J.T. LarsonR · H17JD WilliamsR · H02Jacob WasserburgerR · H11Jayme LienR · H38Jeremy HaroldsonR · H04Joe WebbR · H19Joel GuggenmosR · H55John BearR · H31John C EklundH10John WinterR · H28Julie JarvisR · H57Ken CloustonR · H32Ken PendergraftR · H29Kevin CampbellR · H62Landon BrownR · H09Laurie BrattenR · H51Lloyd LarsenR · H54Marilyn ConnollyR · H40Marlene BradyR · H60Martha LawleyR · H27McKay EricksonR · H21Mike SchmidR · H20Nina WebberR · H24Ocean AndrewR · H46Paul HoeftR · H25Pepper OttmanR · H34Rachel Rodriguez-WilliamsR · H50Reuben TarverR · H52Rob GeringerR · H42Robert WharffR · H49Scott HeinerR · H18Scott SmithR · H05Steve HarshmanR · H37Steve JohnsonR · H08Tom KellyR · H30Tomi StrockR · H06Tony LockeR · H35
No 6
H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-02025-01-24 · House9 yes 0 no
Official activity
Bill history
- S:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to SR 5-4Senate
- S No report prior to CoW CutoffSenate
- S Introduced and Referred to S04 - EducationSenate
- S Received for IntroductionSenate
- H 3rd Reading:Passed 51-6-5-0-0House
- H 2nd Reading:PassedHouse
- H COW:PassedHouse
- H Placed on General FileHouse
- H04 - Education:Recommend Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0House
- H Introduced and Referred to H04 - EducationHouse
- H Received for IntroductionHouse
- Bill Number AssignedLSO
Changes
Amendments
2 stored
The amendment changes certain eligibility requirements for students participating in interscholastic and intercollegiate activities, adding protections against false accusations.