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NY A8239 (2026)
Prohibits the commissioner from promulgating any rules or regulations which prevent schools from disallowing biologically male students at birth to participate on a team organized for females where a school determines such biological male student's participation would have an adverse effect on the physical or emotional safety of female participants, or would adversely impact a female student's ability to participate successfully in interschool athletic competition.
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
Prohibits the commissioner from promulgating any rules or regulations which prevent schools from disallowing biologically male students at birth to participate on a team organized…
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Session
- 2025-2026 General Assembly
- Stage reported
- Introduced Session adjourned
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : referred to education
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Sports Ban: K12
Links
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (May 5, 2025)(opens another site)
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Assembly | referred to education | |
| Assembly | referred to education |
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