Bill > HF19

This bill proposes to restrict participation in female sports teams to individuals who were biological females at birth. Specifically, the legislation requires schools to categorize interscholastic, intramural, or club athletic teams into three possible categories: males, females, or coed. Under the proposed law, teams designated as "females" would only be open to participants who were born female. The bill amends two existing Minnesota statutes, section 121A.04 and section 128C.02, to establish this requirement. The proposed "Preserving Girls' Sports Act" would mandate that the Minnesota State High School League adopt rules consistent with this new provision. The effective date of the bill would be the day following its final enactment, meaning schools and athletic organizations would need to immediately implement these new team composition rules. While the bill does not explicitly mention transgender athletes, the language effectively prevents transgender females from participating in female sports teams by basing team membership on biological sex at birth.

Education

https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0019&ssn=1&y=2025