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SB1612 • 2026

biological sex; team designations; repeal

SB1612 - biological sex; team designations; repeal

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Lela Alston, Flavio Bravo, Eva Diaz, Rosanna Gabaldón, Lauren Kuby, Catherine Miranda, Analise Ortiz, Priya Sundareshan, Janeen Connolly, Mariana Sandoval
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
Senate second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text confirms repeal of specific statutes but does not describe the content of those statutes or any replacement rules.

SB1612: Repeal of Rules on Biological Sex in School Sports

This bill removes existing state laws that set rules for team designations based on biological sex in school athletics.

What This Bill Does

  • Repeals section 15-120.02 from the Arizona Revised Statutes.
  • Repeals sections 2, 3, and 4 of Laws 2022, chapter 106.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Schools in Arizona
  • Students participating in school athletics

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state what new rules will replace the removed ones.
  • The effective date is not listed in the provided source material.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 Senate

    Senate second read

  2. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Senate Rules: None

  3. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Senate Education: None

  4. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1612 - biological sex; team designations; repeal

Current Bill Text

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REFERENCE TITLE:
biological sex; team designations; repeal

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1612

Introduced by

Senators
Alston: Bravo, Diaz, Gabald�n, Kuby, Miranda, Ortiz, Sundareshan;�
Representatives Connolly, Sandoval

AN
ACT

repealing section 15-120.02,
Arizona Revised Statutes; repealing Laws 2022, chapter 106, sections 2, 3 and
4; relating to athletics.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.
Repeal

A. Section 15-120.02,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is repealed.

B. Laws 2022, chapter 106, sections
2, 3 and 4 are repealed.