Sage's Law; minor students experiencing gender incongruence, parental notification.
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SB 37 — Sage's Law; minor students experiencing gender incongruence, parental notification.
Last action — Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Sage's Law; minor students experiencing gender incongruence; parental notification of certain expressions and requestsand parental permission for certain plans required; parental care.Requires each public elementary or secondary school principal orhis designee to (i) as soon as practicable, inform at least one parentof a minor student enrolled in such school if such minor (a) expressesto any individual who is employed in such school that such minoris experiencing gender incongruence, as defined in the bill, or (b)requests that any such employee participate in social affirmationof such minor's gender incongruence or the transition of such minor to a sex or gender different from the minor's biological sex whileat school and (ii) request and receive permission from at least oneparent of a minor student enrolled at such school prior to the implementationat such school of any plan concerning any gender incongruence experiencedby such minor, including any counseling of such minor at school.Any such plan shall include provision for parental participationto the extent requested by the parent. The bill also clarifies, inthe definition of the term "abused or neglected child," that in noevent shall referring to and raising the child in a manner consistentwith the child's biological sex, including related mental healthor medical decisions, be considered abuse or neglect.
Bill Text
- Prefiled Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101444D Current pdf December 16, 2023
Action History
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Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
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Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
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Impact statement from DPB (SB37)
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Referred to Committee on Education and Health
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24101444D
Sponsors
- McGuire, John J., III · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 40% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (15)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara A. Favola | — | Yea |
| Christie New Craig | — | Nay |
| Christopher T. Head | — | Nay |
| David R. Suetterlein | — | Nay |
| Hashmi, Ghazala F. | — | Yea |
| Jennifer B. Boysko | — | Yea |
| L. Louise Lucas | — | Yea |
| Lamont Bagby | — | Yea |
| Lashrecse D. Aird | — | Yea |
| Mamie E. Locke | — | Yea |
| Mark J. Peake | — | Nay |
| Schuyler T. VanValkenburg | — | Yea |
| Stella G. Pekarsky | — | Yea |
| Tara A. Durant | — | Nay |
| Todd E. Pillion | — | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 37 do?
- Sage's Law; minor students experiencing gender incongruence; parental notification of certain expressions and requestsand parental permission for certain plans required; parental care.Requires each public elementary or secondary school principal orhis designee to (i) as soon as practicable, inform at least one parentof a minor student enrolled in such school if such minor (a) expressesto any individual who is employed in such school that such minoris experiencing gender incongruence, as defined in the bill, or (b)requests that any such employee participate in social affirmationof such minor's gender incongruence or the transition of such minor to a sex or gender different from the minor's biological sex whileat school and (ii) request and receive permission from at least oneparent of a minor student enrolled at such school prior to the implementationat such school of any plan concerning any gender incongruence experiencedby such minor, including any counseling of such minor at school.Any such plan shall include provision for parental participationto the extent requested by the parent. The bill also clarifies, inthe definition of the term "abused or neglected child," that in noevent shall referring to and raising the child in a manner consistentwith the child's biological sex, including related mental healthor medical decisions, be considered abuse or neglect.
- Who sponsors SB 37?
- SB 37 is sponsored by McGuire, John J., III.
- What is the current status of SB 37?
- This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 37?
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