Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 68 — Elementary and secondary schools; participation in female sports, civil cause of action.

Last action — Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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.

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Summary

Elementary and secondary schools; athletics;participation in female sports; civil cause of action. Requireseach public elementary or secondary school and each private elementaryor secondary school that competes in sponsored athletic events againstsuch public schools to designate all interscholastic athletic teamsand intramural athletic teams sponsored by such school based on biologicalsex as follows: (i) for "males," "men," or "boys"; (ii) for "females," "women," or "girls"; or (iii) as "coed" or "mixed" if such team isopen to participation by (a) "males," "men," or "boys" and (b) "females," "women," or "girls." The bill prohibits any student whose biologicalsex is male and who has not physically transitioned to female prior to puberty from participating on any school athletic team or squaddesignated for "females," "women," or "girls." Finally, the billcreates a civil cause of action for students and schools that sufferharm as a result of a violation of the provisions of the bill, providedthat such action is initiated within two years of the harm occurring.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  2. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  3. Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)

  4. Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered

  5. Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education

  6. Impact statement from DPB (SB68)

  7. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  8. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100908D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)

Passed 9 Yea · 6 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9600
Total 9600
% 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

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Subjects

civil-rights education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 68 do?
Elementary and secondary schools; athletics;participation in female sports; civil cause of action. Requireseach public elementary or secondary school and each private elementaryor secondary school that competes in sponsored athletic events againstsuch public schools to designate all interscholastic athletic teamsand intramural athletic teams sponsored by such school based on biologicalsex as follows: (i) for "males," "men," or "boys"; (ii) for "females," "women," or "girls"; or (iii) as "coed" or "mixed" if such team isopen to participation by (a) "males," "men," or "boys" and (b) "females," "women," or "girls." The bill prohibits any student whose biologicalsex is male and who has not physically transitioned to female prior to puberty from participating on any school athletic team or squaddesignated for "females," "women," or "girls." Finally, the billcreates a civil cause of action for students and schools that sufferharm as a result of a violation of the provisions of the bill, providedthat such action is initiated within two years of the harm occurring.
Who sponsors SB 68?
SB 68 is sponsored by Mark J. Peake.
What is the current status of SB 68?
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 68?
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