Compare WV HB 2676 (2021) and WV HB 2917 (2021)
The introduced text of these two bills, side by side, with the wording they share.
- WV HB 2676 (2021) · West Virginia · 2021 · Failed
- WV HB 2917 (2021) · West Virginia · 2021 · Failed
1,279 shared 8-word phrases found in the introduced text of these two bills.
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| WV HB 2676 (2021) | WV HB 2917 (2021) |
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| WEST virginia legislature 2021 regular session Introduced House Bill 2676 By | WEST virginia legislature 2021 regular session Introduced House Bill 2917 By |
| Referred to the Committee on Education] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-9A-27, relating to | Referred to the Committee on Education] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-9A-27, relating to |
| requiring, for an official or unofficial school-sanctioned athletic or sporting event, that each athlete’s participation in the athletic or sporting event be based on the athlete’s biological sex as indicated on the athlete’s original birth certificate issued at the time of birth; providing a revised designation for sporting events; and providing a means by which civil actions can be taken. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: ARTICLE 9A. Public school support. §18-9A-27. Clarifying Participation for Sports Events to Be Based on Biological Sex of the Athlete at Birth. (a) Legislative findings | requiring, for an official or unofficial school-sanctioned athletic or sporting event, that each athlete’s participation in the athletic or sporting event be based on the athlete’s biological sex as indicated on the athlete’s original birth certificate issued at the time of birth; providing a revised designation for sporting events; and providing a means by which civil actions can be commenced. Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: ARTICLE 9A. Public school support. §18-9A-27. Clarifying participation for sports events to be based on biological sex of the athlete at birth. (a) Legislative findings |
| The Legislature finds that there are “inherent differences between men and women,” and that these differences “remain cause for celebration, but not for denigration of the members of either sex or for artificial constraints on an individual's opportunity,” United States v. Virginia, 518 U.S. 515, 533 (1996); (2) These “inherent differences” range from chromosomal and hormonal differences to physiological differences; (3) Men generally have “denser, stronger bones, tendons, and ligaments” and “larger hearts, greater lung volume per body mass, a higher red blood cell count, and higher hemoglobin,” Neel Burton, The Battle of the Sexes, Psychology Today (July 2, 2012); (4) Men also have higher… | The legislature finds that there are “inherent differences between men and women,” and that these differences “remain cause for celebration, but not for denigration of the members of either sex or for artificial constraints on an individual’s opportunity,” United States v. Virginia, 518 U.S. 515, 533 (1996); (3) These “inherent differences” range from chromosomal and hormonal differences to physiological differences; (4) Men generally have “denser, stronger bones, tendons, and ligaments” and “larger hearts, greater lung volume per body mass, a higher red blood cell count, and higher hemoglobin,” Neel Burton, The Battle of the Sexes, Psychology Today (July 2, 2012); (5) Men also have higher… |
| normal endogenously produced levels of testosterone; (C) An analysis of the | normal endogenously produced levels of testosterone; (C) An analysis of the |
| Protection for Educational Institutions. -- A government entity, any licensing or accrediting organization, or any athletic association or organization shall not entertain a complaint, open an investigation, or take any other adverse action against a school or an institution of higher education for maintaining separate interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex. (e) Cause of Action. -- (1) Any student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this chapter shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available un… | Protection for Educational Institutions. -- A government entity, any licensing or accrediting organization, or any athletic association or organization shall not entertain a complaint, open an investigation, or take any other adverse action against a school or an institution of higher education for maintaining separate interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex. (d) Cause of Action. -- (1) Any student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this chapter shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available un… |