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PA HB158

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Gleim

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, and club athletic teams at Pennsylvania public schools and public higher education institutions to be designated as male, female, or coed based on biological sex

  • Prohibits students of the male sex from participating on athletic teams designated for females, women, or girls

  • Protects educational institutions from complaints, investigations, or adverse actions by government entities, licensing organizations, or athletic associations for maintaining separate female athletic teams

  • Creates private causes of action allowing students to sue schools for deprivation of athletic opportunities or retaliation, with remedies including injunctive relief, damages, and attorney fees

  • Takes effect 60 days after enactment, with a two-year statute of limitations for civil actions

Legislative Description

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.

Last Action

Re-referred to Judiciary

12/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary12/16/2025
Education1/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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