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PA HB 158 (2026)PA HB 972 (2022)
PRINTER'S NO. 149 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 158 Session of 2025 INTRODUCED BY GLEIM, WHITEPRINTER'S NO. 1133 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. 972 Session of 2021 INTRODUCED BY GLEIM, WHITE
AN ACT Providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harms suffered by designation. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Fairness in Women's Sports Act. Section 2. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwiseAN ACT Providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harms suffered by designation. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Fairness in Women's Sports Act. Section 2. Definitions. The following words and phrases when used in this act shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise
school or institution where students or teams compete against a public schoolschool or institution where students or teams compete against a public school
be expressly designated as one of the following based on sex: (1) Male, men or boys. (2) Female, women or girls. (3) Coed or mixed. (b) Prohibitionbe expressly designated as one of the following based on biological sex: (1) Male, men or boys. (2) Female, women or girls. (3) Coed or mixed. (b) Prohibition
females, women or girls under subsection (a)(2) may not be open to students of the male sexfemales, women or girls under subsection (a)(2) may not be open to students of the male sex
Section 4. Protection for educational institutions. A government entity, licensing or accrediting organization or an athletic association or organization may not entertain a complaint, open an investigation or take other adverse action against a school or institution of higher education for maintainingSection 4. Protection for educational institutions. A government entity, licensing or accrediting organization or an athletic association or organization may not entertain a complaint, open an investigation or take any other adverse action against a school or institution of higher education for maintaining
for students of the female sex. Section 5. Cause of action. (a) Deprivation of opportunity.--A student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or who suffers a direct or indirect harm as a result of a known violation of section 3 may bring a cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, psychological, emotional and physical harm suffered, attorney fees and costs and any other relief available under law against the school or institution of higher education. (b) Retaliation.--A student who is subject to retaliation or other adverse action by a school, institution of higher education or athletic association or organization as a result of reporting a violation of section 3 to an employee o…for students of the female sex. Section 5. Cause of action. (a) Deprivation of opportunity.--A student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or who suffers a direct or indirect harm as a result of a known violation of section 3 or 4 may bring a cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, psychological, emotional and physical harm suffered, attorney fees and costs and any other relief available under law against the school or institution of higher education. (b) Retaliation.--A student who is subject to retaliation or 20210HB0972PN1133 - 2 - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 other adverse action by a school, institution of higher educat…