Compare MD HB 63 (2026) and MD SB 588 (2025)
The introduced text of these two bills, side by side, with the wording they share.
- MD HB 63 (2026) · Maryland · 2026 · Failed
- MD SB 588 (2025) · Maryland · 2025 · Pending
483 shared 8-word phrases found in the introduced text of these two bills.
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| MD HB 63 (2026) | MD SB 588 (2025) |
|---|---|
| EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law |
| Introduced and read first time: January 14, 2026 Assigned to | Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025 Assigned to |
| A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning 1 Education – Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams 2 and | A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning 1 Education – Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams 2 and |
| Fairness in Girls’ Sports Act) 4 FOR the purpose of requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and 5 varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools | Fairness in Girls’ Sports Act) 4 FOR the purpose of requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and 5 varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools |
| prohibiting certain entities 7 from taking certain adverse actions against a school for maintaining separate 8 interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams | prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school for 9 maintaining separate interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity 10 athletic teams |
| under certain circumstances; and generally relating 11 to interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity teams and sports | under certain circumstances; and 12 generally relating to interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity teams 13 and sports |
| public and nonpublic schools. 13 BY adding to 14 Article – Education 15 Section 7–118 16 Annotated Code of Maryland 17 (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 18 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20 Article – Education 21 7–118. 22 (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS | public and nonpublic schools. 14 BY adding to 15 Article – Education 16 Section 7–118 17 Annotated Code of Maryland 18 (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21 Article – Education 22 7–118. 23 (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS |
| STUDENT OF THE FEMALE SEX” MEANS A STUDENT WHOSE 5 BIOLOGICAL SEX IS FEMALE. 6 (4) “STUDENT OF THE MALE SEX” MEANS A STUDENT WHOSE 7 BIOLOGICAL SEX IS MALE. 8 (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO: 9 (1) PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS; AND 10 (2) NONPUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS WHOSE STUDENT ATHLETES OR 11 ATHLETIC TEAMS COMPETE AGAINST STUDENT ATHLETES OR ATHLETIC TEAMS 12 FROM PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. 13 (C) (1) AN INTERSCHOLASTIC OR INTRAMURAL JUNIOR VARSITY OR 14 VARSITY ATHLETIC TEAM OR SPORT THAT IS SPONSORED BY A PUBLIC OR 15 NONPUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE EXPRESSLY DESIGNATED AS ONE OF THE 16 FOLLOWING | STUDENT OF THE FEMALE SEX” MEANS A STUDENT WHOSE 1 BIOLOGICAL SEX IS FEMALE. 2 (3) “STUDENT OF THE MALE SEX” MEANS A STUDENT WHOSE 3 BIOLOGICAL SEX IS MALE. 4 (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO: 5 (1) PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS; AND 6 (2) NONPUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS FOR WHICH THE STUDENT ATHLETES 7 OR ATHLETIC TEAMS COMPETE AGAINST STUDENT ATHLETES OR ATHLETIC TEAMS 8 FROM PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. 9 (C) (1) AN INTERSCHOLASTIC OR INTRAMURAL JUNIOR VARSITY OR 10 VARSITY ATHLETIC TEAM OR SPORT THAT IS SPONSORED BY A PUBLIC OR 11 NONPUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL SHALL BE EXPRESSLY DESIGNATED AS ONE OF THE 12 FOLLOWING |
| I) A BOYS’, MALE, OR MEN’S TEAM OR SPORT; 18 (II) A GIRLS’, FEMALE, OR WOMEN’S TEAM OR SPORT; OR 19 (III) A COEDUCATIONAL OR MIXED TEAM OR SPORT. 20 (2) AN INTERSCHOLASTIC OR INTRAMURAL JUNIOR VARSITY OR 21 VARSITY ATHLETIC TEAM OR SPORT DESIGNATED FOR GIRLS, FEMALES, OR WOMEN 22 MAY NOT INCLUDE STUDENTS OF THE MALE SEX. 23 (D) (1) A | I) A BOYS’, MALE, OR MEN’S TEAM OR SPORT; 14 (II) A GIRLS’, FEMALE, OR WOMEN’S TEAM OR SPORT; OR 15 (III) A COEDUCATIONAL OR MIXED TEAM OR SPORT. 16 (2) AN INTERSCHOLASTIC OR INTRAMURAL JUNIOR VARSITY OR 17 VARSITY ATHLETIC TEAM OR SPORT DESIGNATED FOR GIRLS, FEMALES, OR WOMEN 18 MAY NOT INCLUDE STUDENTS OF THE MALE SEX. 19 (D) A |
| A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, A LICENSING OR ACCREDITING 4 ORGANIZATION, OR AN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION MAY NOT ACCEPT 5 A COMPLAINT, CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, OR TAKE ANY OTHER ADVERSE ACTION 6 AGAINST A SCHOOL FOR MAINTAINING SEPARATE INTERSCHOLASTIC OR 7 INTRAMURAL JUNIOR VARSITY OR VARSITY ATHLETIC TEAMS OR SPORTS | A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, A LICENSING OR ACCREDITING 20 ORGANIZATION, OR AN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION MAY NOT ACCEPT 21 A COMPLAINT, CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, OR TAKE ANY OTHER ADVERSE ACTION 22 AGAINST A SCHOOL FOR MAINTAINING SEPARATE INTERSCHOLASTIC OR 23 INTRAMURAL JUNIOR VARSITY OR VARSITY ATHLETIC TEAMS OR SPORTS |
| A STUDENT WHO IS DEPRIVED OF AN ATHLETIC 10 OPPORTUNITY OR SUFFERS ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT HARM AS A RESULT OF A 11 VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE SCHOOL THE 12 STUDENT ATTENDS. 13 (II) A STUDENT WHO IS SUBJECT TO RETALIATION OR OTHER 14 ADVERSE ACTION BY A SCHOOL OR AN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION 15 AS A RESULT OF REPORTING A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION TO AN EMPLOYEE OR 16 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SCHOOL, ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION, OR 17 ANY STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY WITH OVERSIGHT OF SCHOOLS IN THE STATE MAY 18 BRING A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE SCHOOL OR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR 19 ORGANIZATION | A STUDENT WHO IS DEPRIVED OF AN ATHLETIC OPPORTUNITY OR 26 SUFFERS ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT HARM AS A RESULT OF A VIOLATION OF THIS 27 SECTION MAY BRING A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE SCHOOL THE STUDENT ATTENDS. 28 (2) A STUDENT WHO IS SUBJECT TO RETALIATION OR OTHER 29 ADVERSE ACTION BY A SCHOOL OR AN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION 30 SENATE BILL 588 3 AS A RESULT OF REPORTING A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION TO AN EMPLOYEE OR 1 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SCHOOL, ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION, OR 2 ANY STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY WITH OVERSIGHT OF SCHOOLS IN THE STATE MAY 3 BRING A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE SCHOOL OR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OR 4 ORGANIZATION |
| THIS SECTION MAY BE KNOWN AND CITED AS THE FAIRNESS IN GIRLS’ 2 SPORTS ACT. 3 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, if any provision of this Act or 4 the application | THIS SECTION MAY BE KNOWN AND CITED AS THE FAIRNESS IN GIRLS’ 6 SPORTS ACT. 7 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, if any provision of this Act or 8 the application |
| to any person or circumstance is held invalid for 5 any reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the provision shall be construed to give the 6 provision the maximum effect permitted by law unless the provision is held to be absolutely 7 invalid. 8 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, if any provision of this Act or 9 the application | to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason in a 9 court of competent jurisdiction, the provision shall be construed to give the provision the 10 maximum effect permitted by law unless the provision is held to be absolutely invalid. 11 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, if any provision of this Act or 12 the application |
| to any person or circumstance is held invalid for 10 any reason in a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other 11 provisions or any other application of this Act that can be given effect without the invalid 12 provision or application, and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are declared 13 severable. 14 SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July | to any person or circumstance is held invalid for any reason in a 13 court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or any other 14 application of this Act that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, 15 and for this purpose the provisions of this Act are declared severable. 16 SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July |