Text of MN SF 3979 (2026)
Preserving Girls Sports Act establishment
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As introduced
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A bill for an act
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relating to education; preserving girls sports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
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sections 121A.04, by adding a subdivision; 128C.02, by adding a 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 121A.04, is amended by adding a subdivision
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to read:
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Subd. 4a. Preserving girls sports. (a) This subdivision may be cited as the "Preserving
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Girls Sports Act."
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(b) A school-sponsored interscholastic, intramural, or club athletic team must be expressly
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designated as one of the following categories of teams based on the biological sex of team
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members at birth:
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(1) males;
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(2) females; or
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(3) coeducational.
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(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the membership of athletic teams or sports
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designated for females must only be open to participants who were biological females at
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birth.
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EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Section 1.
26-06860
as introduced
02/06/26
REVISOR
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 3979
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: NELSON)
OFFICIAL STATUS
D-PG
DATE
Introduction and first reading
02/26/2026
Referred to Education Policy
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Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 128C.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to
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read:
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Subd. 10. Girls sports. The league must adopt league rules and policy consistent with
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section 121A.04, subdivision 4a.
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Sec. 2.
26-06860
as introduced
02/06/26
REVISOR
CR/EH