Bill > SB116

This bill requires University of Wisconsin (UW) institutions and technical colleges to designate their intercollegiate and club athletic teams based strictly on the biological sex of participants, as determined by a physician at birth and reflected on the birth certificate. Specifically, each athletic team must be designated as either "males/men" or "females/women", and the bill prohibits male students from participating on female teams or using female locker rooms. The legislation provides legal recourse for female students who are denied opportunities or experience retaliation as a result of these restrictions, and also allows institutions to seek legal remedies if they face consequences from athletic associations for enforcing these rules. By amending existing statutes related to student non-discrimination, the bill creates explicit exceptions to previous policies that prohibited discrimination based on sex, with the specific intent of preventing transgender athletes from participating in sports teams that do not match their sex assigned at birth. The bill would take effect starting in the first semester or academic session following its enactment.

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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb116