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2025–2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 9

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 harm suffered by designation.

In the House of Representatives's Health Committee since July 1, 2026.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

18 co-sponsors

Kristin Phillips-Hill, Kim L. Ward, Lisa Baker, Michele Brooks, Camera Bartolotta, Tracy Pennycuick, Rosemary M. Brown, Lynda Schlegel Culver, Dawn W. Keefer, Greg Rothman, Doug Mastriano, Wayne Langerholc Jr., Scott E. Hutchinson, Scott Martin, Patrick J. Stefano, Cris Dush, Frank A. Farry, Chris Gebhard

Its course

February 3, 2025 to July 1, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action20 actions on 11 days

In the SenateFeb 3 to May 692 days

EducationFeb 3 to Mar 2651 days

In the House of RepresentativesFrom May 6

EducationMay 7 to Jul 963 days

HealthJul 9 to Jul 9 · moved on0 days

HealthJul 9 to Oct 29112 days

JudiciaryOct 29 to Oct 29 · moved on0 days

JudiciaryOct 29 to Mar 19141 days

Children & YouthMar 19 to Mar 19 · moved on0 days

Children & YouthMar 19 to Jun 275 days

HealthJun 2 to Jun 2 · moved on0 days

HealthJun 2 to Jun 1513 days

JudiciaryJun 15 to Jun 15 · moved on0 days

JudiciaryJun 15 to Jul 116 days

HealthJul 1 to Jul 1 · moved on0 days

HealthFrom Jul 1

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • Senate, third reading32–18

    Passed · May 6

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the Senate Feb 3 – May 6

  1. Feb 3Sent to EDUCATION
  2. Mar 26EDUCATION recommended it
  3. Mar 31Read a second time
  4. May 6Passed the Senate, 32 to 18

In the House of Representatives May 7 – Jul 1, 2026

  1. May 7Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to EDUCATION
  3. Jul 9Sent to HEALTH
  4. Sent to HEALTH
  5. Oct 29Sent to JUDICIARY
  6. Sent to JUDICIARY
  7. Mar 19, 2026Sent to CHILDREN AND YOUTH
  8. Sent to CHILDREN AND YOUTH
  9. Jun 2, 2026Sent to HEALTH
  10. Sent to HEALTH
  11. Jun 15, 2026Sent to JUDICIARY
  12. Sent to JUDICIARY
  13. Jul 1, 2026Sent to HEALTH
  14. Sent to HEALTH
All 20 actions, as published
  1. Feb 3Referred to EDUCATION, Feb. 3, 2025Senate
  2. Mar 26Reported as committed, March 26, 2025Senate
  3. Mar 26First consideration, March 26, 2025Senate
  4. Mar 31Second consideration, March 31, 2025Senate
  5. May 6Third consideration and final passage, May 6, 2025 (32-18)Senate
  6. May 6(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 357-367), May 6, 2025Senate
  7. May 7In the HouseHouse of Representatives
  8. May 7Referred to EDUCATION, May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jul 9Reported with request to re-refer to HEALTH, July 9, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Jul 9Re-referred to HEALTH, July 9, 2025House of Representatives
  11. Oct 29Reported with request to re-refer to JUDICIARY, Oct. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  12. Oct 29Re-referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 29, 2025House of Representatives
  13. Mar 19, 2026Reported with request to re-refer to CHILDREN AND YOUTH, March 19, 2026House of Representatives
  14. Mar 19, 2026Re-referred to CHILDREN AND YOUTH, March 19, 2026House of Representatives
  15. Jun 2, 2026Reported with request to re-refer to HEALTH, June 2, 2026House of Representatives
  16. Jun 2, 2026Re-referred to HEALTH, June 2, 2026House of Representatives
  17. Jun 15, 2026Reported with request to re-refer to JUDICIARY, June 15, 2026House of Representatives
  18. Jun 15, 2026Re-referred to JUDICIARY, June 15, 2026House of Representatives
  19. Jul 1, 2026Re-reported with request to re-refer to HEALTH, July 1, 2026House of Representatives
  20. Jul 1, 2026Re-referred to HEALTH, July 1, 2026House of Representatives