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Fairness in sports-intercollegiate athletics.

25LSO-0406, 1.0

  

FISCAL NOTE

 

The University of Wyoming (University) indicates that the fiscal impact to the University is indeterminable at this time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared by:   Matthew Willmarth, LSO  Phone: 777-7881

(Information provided by Mike Smith, University of Wyoming, 214-4053; Ben Moritz, Community College Commission, 777-7144)

   SF0044

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ORIGINAL Senate ENGROSSED

File No. SF0044

 

ENROLLED ACT NO. 94, SENATE

 

SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING

2025 General Session

 

 

 

 

AN ACT relating to education; requiring students at the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges to compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions based on their biological sex; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

 

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

 

Section 1.  W.S. 21‑25‑301 is created to read:

 

ARTICLE 3

PARTICIPATION IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

 

21‑25‑301.  Intercollegiate athletic competitions based on biological sex.

 

(a)  As used in this section:

 

(i)  \"Athletic competition\" means any intercollegiate athletic display between teams or persons, including a contest, exhibition, performance or sport;

 

(ii)  \"Educational institution\" means the University of Wyoming and each Wyoming community college;

 

(iii)  \"Female\" means a person who has, had, will have or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports and utilizes eggs for fertilization;

 

(iv)  \"Individual sport\" means an athletic activity where participants compete as individuals for a time, score or result, regardless of whether their individual time, score or result contributes to an overall team score;

 

(v)  \"Male\" means a person who has, had, will have or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports and utilizes sperm for fertilization.

 

(b)  Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, no educational institution shall allow:

 

(i)  A student to compete in an athletic competition sponsored or authorized by the educational institution that is designated for the sex opposite to the student's sex;

 

(ii)  A male student to compete in an athletic competition that is mixed‑sex in a position that is designated by rule or procedure for female students;

 

(iii)  Participation in any athletic competition designated for students of the female sex with or against a team that the educational institution knows has on the team a student of the male sex;

 

(iv)  Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, in the case of an individual sport, students of the female sex to directly compete against a student that the educational institution knows is a student of the male sex if the educational institution determines that the competition would be unsafe or unfair to the students of the female sex.

 

(c)  An educational institution may allow a female student to compete in an athletic competition that is designated for male students if a corresponding athletic competition designated for female students is not offered or available.

 

(d)  For purposes of this section, a statement of a student's sex on the student's official birth certificate is considered to have correctly stated the student's sex only if the statement was entered at or near the time of the student's birth or modified to correct a clerical error in the student's sex.

 

(e)  No educational institution shall retaliate against a person for reporting a violation of this section.  An educational institution may discipline a student or employee of the institution for making a false report of a violation of this section.

 

(f)  A person shall have a private civil cause of action against an educational institution for any violation of this section.  An action filed pursuant to this section shall be subject to W.S. 1‑39‑113 and 1‑39‑114. The liability of an educational institution for any violation of this section shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).

 

(g)  A person may seek declaratory and injunctive relief against an educational institution for any violation of this section. The court may order injunctive or other equitable relief. The court may award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs.

 

(h)  The University of Wyoming and the Wyoming community college commission shall promulgate rules to implement this section. Rules adopted under this subsection shall ensure compliance with state and federal law regarding the confidentiality of student medical information.

 

Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2025.

 

(END)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speaker of the House

 

 

President of the Senate

 

 

 

 

 

Governor

 

 

 

 

 

TIME APPROVED: _________

 

 

 

 

 

DATE APPROVED: _________

 

 

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

 

 

 

 

Chief Clerk

 

 

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SF0044

Fairness in sports-intercollegiate athletics.

 

Sponsored By: Senator(s) Schuler, Brennan, Crago and Dockstader and Representative(s) Davis and Harshman

 

AN ACT relating to education; requiring students at the University of Wyoming and Wyoming community colleges to compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions based on their biological sex; providing definitions; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/17/2024 Bill Number Assigned

12/19/2024 S Received for Introduction

1/16/2025 S Introduced and Referred to S04 - Education

1/17/2025 S04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 4-1-0-0-0

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Brennan, Olsen, Schuler, Scott

Nays:  Senator Rothfuss

Ayes 4    Nays 1    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/17/2025 S Placed on General File

 

SF0044SS001/ADOPTED

Page 2-line 4 After \"any\" insert \"intercollegiate\". Schuler, Chairman

 

SF0044SW001/ADOPTED (CORRECTED COPY)

Page 4-line 4 After \"section.\" insert \"An action filed pursuant to this section shall be subject to W.S. 1-39-113 and 1-39-114. The liability of an educational institution for any violation of this section shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00).\". Nethercott

 

1/20/2025 S COW:Passed

 

SF0044S2001/ADOPTED

Page 3-line 23 After \"section.\" insert \"An educational institution may discipline a student or employee of the institution for making a false report of a violation of this section.\". Scott, Landen, Schuler

 

1/21/2025 S 2nd Reading:Passed

 

SF0044S3001/FAILED

Delete the Nethercott committee of the whole amendment (SF0044SW001/AC) entirely.

 

Page 4-lines 2 through 4 Delete entirely and insert:

 

 \"(f) A person may seek declaratory and injunctive relief against an educational institution for any violation of this section. The court may order injunctive or other equitable relief. The court may award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs.\". Crago

 

1/22/2025 S 3rd Reading:Passed 27-3-1-0-0

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barlow, Biteman, Boner, Brennan, Cooper, Crago, Crum, Dockstader, Driskill, French, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Landen, Laursen, Mckeown, Nethercott, Olsen, Pappas, Pearson, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Smith, Steinmetz

Nays:  Senator(s) Case, Gierau, Rothfuss

Excused:  Senator Kolb

Ayes 27    Nays 3    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/23/2025 H Received for Introduction

2/25/2025 H Introduced and Referred to H04 - Education

2/26/2025 H04 - Education:Recommend Amend and Do Pass 9-0-0-0-0

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Andrew, Bratten, Erickson, Guggenmos, Kelly, Lawley, Singh, Strock, Williams

Ayes 9    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/26/2025 H Placed on General File

 

SF0044HS001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

 (CORRECTED COPY)

 

 

Page 2-after line 9  Insert and renumber as necessary:

 

 \"(iii)  \"Female\" means a person who has, had, will have or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports and utilizes eggs for fertilization;

 

  (iv) \"Male\" means a person who has, had, will have or would have had, but for a congenital anomaly or intentional or unintentional disruption, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports and utilizes sperm for fertilization.\".

 

Page 2-after line 21  Insert and renumber as necessary:

 

  \"(iii)  Participation in any athletic competition designated for students of the female sex with or against a team that the educational institution knows has on the team a student of the male sex;

 

  (iv)  Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, in the case of an individual sport, students of the female sex to directly compete against a student that the educational institution knows is a student of the male sex if the educational institution determines that the competition would be unsafe or unfair to the students of the female sex.\".

 

Page 3-line 7  Delete \":\" and insert \",\".

 

Page 3-lines 9 through 14 Delete entirely.

 

Page 3-line 16 Delete \"(ii)\".

 

Page 4-after line 11 Insert and renumber as necessary:

 

\"(g) A person may seek declaratory and injunctive relief against an educational institution for any violation of this section. The court may order injunctive or other equitable relief. The court may award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs.\".

 

Page 4-line 13 Delete \"(g)\" and insert \"(h)\". Andrew, Chairman

 

SF0044HW001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-after line 9  In the House standing committee amendment (SF0044HS001/ACE) to this line, after paragraph (iv) inserted by that amendment, insert and renumber as necessary:

 

  \"(v)  \"Individual sport\" means an athletic activity where participants compete as individuals for a time, score or result, regardless of whether their individual time, score or result contributes to an overall team score.\". Lawley

 

2/28/2025 H COW:Passed

3/3/2025 H 2nd Reading:Passed

 

SF0044H3001/FAILED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 2-after line 9  Delete the House standing committee amendment (SF0044HS001/ACE) to this line.

 

Page 3-line 17 After \"official\" insert \"original\". Jarvis

 

3/4/2025 H 3rd Reading:Passed 52-8-2-0-0

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Allemand, Andrew, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratten, Brown, G, Byron, Campbell, K, Clouston, Connolly, Davis, Eklund, Erickson, Filer, Geringer, Guggenmos, Haroldson, Harshman, Heiner, Hoeft, Johnson, Kelly, Knapp, Larsen, Larson, Lawley, Lien, Locke, Mccann, Neiman, Nicholas, Ottman, Pendergraft, Riggins, Rodriguez-Williams, Schmid, Singh, Smith, Strock, Styvar, Tarver, Thayer, Washut, Wasserburger, Webb, Webber, Wharff, Williams, Winter, Wylie

Nays:  Representative(s) Campbell, E, Chestek, Jarvis, Posey, Provenza, Sherwood, Storer, Yin

Excused:  Representative(s) Brown, L, Lucas

Ayes 52    Nays 8    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/4/2025 S Received for Concurrence

3/5/2025 S Concur:Passed 23-8-0-0-0

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Biteman, Boner, Brennan, Cooper, Crum, Dockstader, French, Hicks, Hutchings, Ide, Jones, Kolb, Laursen, Mckeown, Nethercott, Olsen, Pappas, Pearson, Salazar, Schuler, Scott, Smith, Steinmetz

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, Barlow, Case, Crago, Driskill, Gierau, Landen, Rothfuss

Ayes 23    Nays 8    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

3/5/2025 Assigned Number SEA No. 0094

3/5/2025 S President Signed SEA No. 0094

3/5/2025 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0094

3/13/2025 Governor Signed SEA No. 0094

3/13/2025 Assigned Chapter Number 144

 

Chapter No. 144  Session Laws of Wyoming 2025

 

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Bill No.: SF0044 Effective: 7/1/2025

 

LSO No.: 25LSO-0406

 

Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0094

 

Chapter No.: 144

 

Prime Sponsor: Schuler

 

Catch Title: Fairness in sports-intercollegiate athletics.

 

Has Report: No

 

Subject:  Requiring college students to compete in athletics based on biological sex.

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.  While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

 

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