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HB0274 • 2025

Biological males in women's sports.

AN ACT relating to school sports; amending the prohibition on students of the male sex from competing on a team designated for students of the female sex to include institutions of higher education; providing whistleblower protections; providing for a cause of action; removing governmental immunity as specified; repealing alternate procedures for determining student eligibility; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Education Labor
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Rodriguez-Williams
Last action
2025-02-10
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2025

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was not considered by a committee, so its provisions have not been enacted into law.

Biological Males in Women's Sports

The bill prohibits male students from competing on female-designated sports teams at both high schools and colleges, provides protections for whistleblowers who report violations, and allows affected individuals to sue.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits male students from participating in female-designated sports teams at all levels of education, including high school and college.
  • Protects employees who report violations of this rule from being fired or discriminated against.
  • Allows students or their parents to sue if a student is harmed by the violation of these rules.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Students who want to participate in female-designated sports teams.
  • Schools and colleges with female-designated sports teams.
  • Employees who report violations of the rule.

Terms To Know

Interscholastic athletic activity
A sport or game where students represent their school in competitions organized by a state association.
Whistleblower
Someone who reports illegal activities, such as violations of this bill, to the proper authorities.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not considered by a committee.
  • It is unclear how schools will enforce these rules without causing harm to students or employees.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB0274HS001

Standing Committee • House Labor, Health and Social Services Committee

Filed

Plain English: The amendment adds definitions for the terms 'female' and 'male' based on reproductive systems to the bill.

  • Adds new paragraphs (v) and (vi) after existing paragraph (iii) in the bill, defining 'female' and 'male' based on their reproductive systems.
  • The amendment only provides definitions for 'female' and 'male.' It does not specify how these definitions will be used or enforced within the context of the original bill.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-10 House

    H COW:H Did not consider for COW

  2. 2025-02-05 House

    H Placed on General File

  3. 2025-02-05 House

    H02 - Appropriations:Recommend Do Pass 6-1-0-0-0

  4. 2025-02-03 House

    H10 - Labor:Rerefer to H02 - Appropriations

  5. 2025-02-03 House

    H10 - Labor:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 7-1-0-1-0

  6. 2025-01-23 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H10 - Labor

  7. 2025-01-22 House

    H Received for Introduction

  8. 2025-01-21 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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25LSO-0397
2025
STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-0397
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0274

Biological males in women's sports.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Rodriguez-Williams, Bear, Heiner, Knapp, Lucas and Webber and Senator(s) Hutchings and Ide

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to school sports; amending the prohibition on students of the male sex from competing on a team designated for students of the female sex to include institutions of higher education; providing whistleblower protections; providing for a cause of action; removing governmental immunity as specified; repealing alternate procedures for determining student eligibility; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 1
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39
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124 is created to read:

1
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39
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124.

Liability; female sports.

A governmental entity is liable for damages resulting from a violation of W.S. 21
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25
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102 caused by the negligent, reckless or intentional acts of public employees while acting within the scope of their duties.

Section 2
.

W.S. 21
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25
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101(a)(ii) and (iii) and 21
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25
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102(e)(i), (ii) and by creating new subsections (g) through (k) are amended to read:

21
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25
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101.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this chapter:

(ii)

"Interscholastic athletic activity" means that a student represents the student's school in a Wyoming high school activities association sanctioned sport
or a sport played at the collegiate level for which eligibility requirements for participation by a student athlete are established by a national association for the promotion or regulation of collegiate athletics
;

(iii)

"School" means a school consisting of grades seven (7) through 12 (twelve), or any combination of grades within this range, as determined by the plan of organization by the school district board of trustees
and any institution of higher education
;

21
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25
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102.

Participation in school athletic activities.

(e)

A government entity, any licensing or any athletic association shall not retaliate or take any adverse action against:

(i)

A school for maintaining separate athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex;
or

(ii)

A student if the student or the parent or guardian of a student requests a contested case pursuant to subsection (f) of this section or that reports a violation of this section to an employee or representative of the school or athletic association
or files an action for damages pursuant to subsection (h) of this section
.

(g)

No government entity, any licensing or any athletic association shall discharge or in any manner discriminate against any employee because the employee has instituted, or caused to be instituted, any proceeding under or related to this section or has testified or is about to testify in any proceeding, or because of the exercise by the employee on behalf of himself or others any right afforded by this section.

(h)

Any student or a parent or guardian of a student who is harmed by a violation of this chapter shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, attorney fees and any other relief available under law against the school, government entity, licensing or accrediting organization, athletic association or athletic organization violating this chapter.

(j)

Any school that suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this chapter shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, attorney fees and any other relief available under law against the government entity, licensing or accrediting organization, athletic association or athletic organization violating this chapter.

(k)

A civil action commenced under subsections (h) or (j) of this section shall be brought not later than three (3) years after the violation of this chapter occurred.

Section 3.

W.S. 16
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4
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405(a)(xiii) and 21
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25
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201 through 21
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25
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204 are repealed.

Section 4
.

This act is effective July 1, 2025
.

(END)

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