Transgender college sports bill gets initial OK by Texas Senate
Senate Bill 15 would require college athletes to compete according to their sex at birth. After passing Tuesday, it would need the Senate’s approval once more before passing to the House for more debate.
Carisa Lopez and Rocio Fierro of the Texas Freedom Network hold up a sign that reads "Trans People Belong" during an LGBTQ rights rally at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, on March 27, 2023. State lawmakers are advancing a number of bills that would restrict the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Texans this year.AUSTIN — The Texas Senate on Tuesday gave its initial approval to a bill that would restrict participation in collegiate sports by transgender athletes.
The bill passed by a vote of 19-8 after less than 15 minutes of debate; three senators did not vote. A majority of senators need to approve it once more before it heads to the Texas House; further debate can take place before that vote, which will likely occur Wednesday. The effort to restrict participation by transgender college athletes enjoys widespread support in the Texas Legislature. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican who leads the Senate, prioritized the legislation and Gov. Greg Abbott has‘So many shades of awful’: Texas, states with controversial laws still host NCAA events“Unfortunately, that opportunity to fairly compete in college sports for biological women is in jeopardy,” Middleton said.
The bill — and dozens of similar pieces of legislation like it across the country — was filed in response to transgender athletes like Lia Thomas, a University of Pennsylvania swimmer who moved to the women’s team as a senior in college., to be fully implemented next school year, that defers to each sport’s national or international governing body to determine transgender athlete participation.
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