Text of MN HF 2685 (2026)
Athletic team designations based on biological sex at birth required.
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As introduced
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A bill for an act
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relating to education policy; requiring athletic team designations based on biological
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sex at birth; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.49, by adding a
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subdivision.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 123B.49, is amended by adding a subdivision
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to read:
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Subd. 4a. Athletic team designations. (a) A school sponsored interscholastic, intramural,
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or club athletic team must be expressly designated as, and composed of students of, only
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one of the following categories of team members based on biological sex at birth:
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(1) males;
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(2) females; or
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(3) coed.
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(b) The membership of athletic teams or sports designated for females must only be
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open to participants who were biological females at birth.
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REVISOR
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25-03093
01/31/25
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 2685
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Knudsen, Bakeberg, Fogelman, Altendorf, Zeleznikar and others
03/24/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy