AL HB391

Public K-12 schools may not participate in, sponsor, or provide coaching staff for interscholastic athletic events that allow individuals to compete against athletes of a different biological gender, unless the event is open to both genders.

Athletic participation must be based on biological sex as indicated on an original birth certificate for male-only and female-only athletic events.

Biological females may not participate on male teams if a female team exists in that sport, and biological males may never participate on female teams.

The bill establishes legislative findings that biological males have significant physical advantages including larger body size, greater muscle mass, and higher cardiovascular and muscular performance compared to biological females.

The act became effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, with the House passing it on March 18, 2021, and the Senate amending and passing it on April 15, 2021.