Designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.
An Act to amend 36.12 (1) and 38.23 (1); to create 36.25 (58) and 38.12 (15) of the statutes; Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.
2025-2026 Regular Session
An institution that operates or sponsors an intercollegiate or club athletic team or sport shall do all of the following: 1. Expressly designate the athletic team or sport as one of the following based on the sex of the participating students: a. Males or men. b. Females or women.
2. Prohibit students of the male sex from participating on an athletic team or in a sport that is designated for females or women [...] 3. Prohibit students of the male sex from using locker rooms designated for females.
In this subsection, "sex" means the sex determined by a physician at birth and reflected on the birth certificate.
| date | time | type | location | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-13 | 10:00 | Hearing | 300 Northeast | Assembly Colleges and Universities Executive Session |
| 2025-03-11 | 10:00 | Hearing | 417 North (GAR Hall) | Assembly Colleges and Universities Public Hearing |
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-03-21 | Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development |
| 2025-03-20 | Read a second time |
| 2025-03-20 | Assembly Amendment 1 adopted |
| 2025-03-20 | Ordered to a third reading |
| 2025-03-20 | Rules suspended |
| 2025-03-20 | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 50, Noes 43 |
| 2025-03-20 | Ordered immediately messaged |
| 2025-03-20 | Received from Assembly |
| 2025-03-18 | Placed on calendar 3-20-2025 by Committee on Rules |
| 2025-03-13 | Executive action taken |
| 2025-03-13 | Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 7, Noes 4 |
| 2025-03-13 | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 7, Noes 4 |
| 2025-03-13 | Referred to committee on Rules |
| 2025-03-11 | Public hearing held |
| 2025-03-11 | Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich |
| 2025-03-03 | Introduced |
| 2025-03-03 | Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities |