SB560
Public elementary schools, etc.; student participation in sports, civil cause of action.
Status:
Killed
Latest Action:
Jan. 29, 2026
Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
Chief Patron:
Bryce Reeves (R)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Public elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education; designation of interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, and club athletic teams and sports based on biological sex; identification of biological sex on Preparticipation Physical Evaluation and athletics eligibility forms required; civil cause of action.
Requires each interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic team or sport sponsored by a public elementary or secondary school or by a public institution of higher education to be expressly designated as one of the following based on biological sex: (i) for 'males,' 'men,' or 'boys'; (ii) for 'females,' 'women,' ... (More) or 'girls'; or (iii) for 'coed' or 'mixed.' The bill prohibits any such team or sport that is expressly designated for females, women, or girls from being open to students whose biological sex is male. The bill amends provisions of current law requiring each public middle or high school student to submit a Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form in order to be a participant on or try out for any interscholastic athletic team or squad by (a) expanding the scope of the requirement to apply to any public elementary or secondary school student in order to participate on or try out for any interscholastic, intramural, or club athletic team or sport and (b) requiring each Preparticipation Physical Evaluation form to identify and attest to each such student's biological sex. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100800D
- 01/14/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (9-Y 6-N)
