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OK SB2Student athletics; creating the Save Women's Sports Act; requiring certain athletic teams to be designated based on biological sex. Emergency.
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Introduced
02/01/2021
02/01/2021
In Committee
04/08/2021
04/08/2021
Crossed Over
03/02/2021
03/02/2021
Passed
03/28/2022
03/28/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/30/2022
03/30/2022
Introduced Session
2021 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act relating to school finances; amending Section 4, Chapter 379, O.S.L. 2017 (70 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 3-117.3), which relates to the School Finance Review Commission; directing the commission to conduct a review of certain matters; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency. AUTHORS: Add the following House Coauthors: Dills, West (Kevin), Crosswhite Hader, West (Josh), Humphrey, Conley, Stark, Russ, Boles, Townley, Gann, Kendrix, Lawson, McDugle, Roberts (Sean), Manger, Lowe (Dick), Steagall, Roe, Hardin (David), Grego, Dempsey, Smith, West (Rick), Sneed, Cornwell, Wolfley, Bashore, Olsen, Miller, Stearman and Baker AUTHORS: Add the following Senate Coauthors: Murdock, Dahm, Hamilton, Quinn, Stephens, Rogers and Bullard AMENDMENT NO. 1. Delete the title, enacting clause and entire bill and replace with: "An Act relating to student athletics; creating the Save Womenâ??s Sports Act; providing short title; providing definitions; requiring certain athletic teams to be designated based on biological sex; requiring execution of affidavit; requiring certain notification; prohibiting certain teams from being open to students of certain sex; creating causes of action for certain students; prohibiting certain groups from taking actions against schools for maintaining athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex; creating a cause of action for certain schools; requiring causes of action to be initiated in certain time frame; providing for award of damages, fees and costs; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the "Save Women's Sports Act", requires that athletic teams sponsored by schools in Oklahoma be designated based on the biological sex of the students. It requires students to sign an affidavit acknowledging their biological sex at birth before competing on a school athletic team. The bill prohibits athletic teams designated for "females, women or girls" from being open to students of the male sex, and provides a cause of action for students who are deprived of athletic opportunities or suffer harm as a result of a violation of this provision. The bill also prohibits certain entities, such as the State Board of Education and school athletic associations, from taking adverse action against schools for maintaining athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex. The bill declares an emergency and takes effect immediately upon passage and approval.
Committee Categories
Education, Justice
Sponsors (52)
Micheal Bergstrom (R)*,
Toni Hasenbeck (R)*,
Rhonda Baker (R),
Steve Bashore (R),
Brad Boles (R),
David Bullard (R),
George Burns (R),
Sherrie Conley (R),
Rusty Cornwell (R),
Denise Crosswhite Hader (R),
Nathan Dahm (R),
Julie Daniels (R),
Eddy Dempsey (R),
Sheila Dills (R),
Tom Gann (R),
Jessica Garvin (R),
Jim Grego (R),
Warren Hamilton (R),
David Hardin (R),
Justin Humphrey (R),
Shane Jett (R),
Gerrid Kendrix (R),
Mark Lawson (R),
Dick Lowe (R),
Robert Manger (R),
Kevin McDugle (R),
Jacob Merrick (R),
Nicole Miller (R),
Casey Murdock (R),
Joe Newhouse (R),
Jim Olsen (R),
Roland Pederson (R),
Dewayne Pemberton (R),
Marty Quinn (R),
Sean Roberts (R),
Cindy Roe (R),
Cody Rogers (R),
Todd Russ (R),
David Smith (R),
Chris Sneed (R),
Rob Standridge (R),
Marilyn Stark (R),
Jay Steagall (R),
Wendi Stearman (R),
Cowboy Stephens (R),
Zack Taylor (R),
Tammy Townley (R),
Darrell Weaver (R),
Josh West (R),
Kevin West (R),
Rick West (R),
Max Wolfley (R),
Last Action
Approved by Governor 03/30/2022 (on 03/30/2022)
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