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VA SB703

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Tara Durant

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires all athletic teams at Virginia public schools, Virginia High School League member schools, and higher education institutions (including NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA members) to be designated as male, female, or coed based on biological sex.

  • Prohibits students of male biological sex from participating on teams designated for females, women, or girls, with biological sex verified by a signed physician's statement.

  • Creates a private cause of action allowing schools and institutions to sue government entities, accrediting organizations, or athletic associations that take adverse action against them for maintaining sex-separated women's teams.

  • Grants students a private cause of action if they are deprived of athletic opportunities due to violations of the law or face retaliation for reporting violations, with a two-year statute of limitations.

  • Provides for monetary damages including psychological, emotional, and physical harm, attorney fees, and other relief, while waiving sovereign immunity for claims under the bill.

Legislative Description

Public elem. and sec. schools and higher ed. institutions; student participation in women's sports.

Last Action

Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)

1/29/2026

Committee Referrals

Education: Public Education1/22/2026
Education and Health1/14/2026

Full Bill Text

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