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KS SB484

KS SB484
Enacting the fairness in women's sports act to require that student athletic teams only include members who are of the same biological sex unless designated as coed.

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Introduced
02/09/2022
In Committee
03/22/2022
Crossed Over
03/22/2022
Passed
Dead
05/23/2022

Introduced Session

Potential new amendment
2021-2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT concerning education; relating to student athletes; enacting the fairness in women's sports act; restricting participation on women's teams to female students; providing a cause of action for violations. 5

AI Summary

This bill, called the Fairness in Women's Sports Act, would require all interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams or sports sponsored by public schools or postsecondary educational institutions in Kansas to be expressly designated as either for males, females, or coed. It would prohibit male students from participating on female sports teams, and it would allow schools and students to take legal action against any governmental entity, organization, or association that tries to penalize them for maintaining separate sports teams based on biological sex. The bill also includes provisions for severability and the effective date of the law.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Education (Senate)

Last Action

House Died in House Committee (on 05/23/2022)

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Document Type Source Location
State Bill Page http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/sb484/
Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Doll) http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/fa_2022_sb484_s_3821.pdf
Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Doll) http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/fa_2022_sb484_s_3692.pdf
Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Doll) http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/fa_2022_sb484_s_3693.pdf
Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Dietrich) http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/fa_2022_sb484_s_3842.pdf
Senate Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Straub) http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/fa_2022_sb484_s_3770.pdf
Senate Committee on Education Report http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/cr_2022_sb484_s_3593.pdf
Analysis - Supplemental Note: As introduced http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/supp_note_sb484_00_0000.pdf
Fiscal Note - Ficsal Note: As introduced http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/fisc_note_sb484_00_0000.pdf
BillText http://kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/sb484_00_0000.pdf
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