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WA HB1699
Bill
Status
1/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mike Volz
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AI Summary
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School districts and voluntary nonprofit entities (such as the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association) may prohibit biologically male students from competing in female athletic activities that are individual or team competitions intended for female students
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Sex disputes must be resolved through a health examination form or statement from the student's personal health care provider verifying biological sex based on reproductive anatomy, genetic makeup, or normal endogenously produced testosterone levels
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Amends existing law to specify that recreational and athletic activities must be offered without regard to sex, except for the new provisions allowing restrictions on biologically male students in female sports
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Requires all policies, procedures, and rules adopted by school districts or voluntary nonprofit entities governing interscholastic activities to conform with the new biological sex requirements
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Officially titled the "Defending Equity in Interscholastic Sports Act"
Legislative Description
Defending equity in interscholastic sports.
Last Action
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
1/12/2026