Athletic team designations based on biological sex at birth required.
HF 2685 requires Minnesota schools to designate interscholastic, intramural, or club athletic teams as "males," "females," or "coed" based solely on students' biological sex at birth. The bill specifically mandates that teams designated for "females" must only include participants who were biologically female at birth. This amendment to Minnesota Statutes section 123B.49 directly affects all public and private school athletic programs in the state. The policy change replaces existing team designation practices with a requirement tied to sex assigned at birth, impacting transgender and intersex student-athletes seeking to participate on teams matching their gender identity.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 24, 2025
Last action Apr 7, 2026
Floor votes · House Apr 7, 2026
How they voted
130–0
Passed
Total votes 130
Apr 7, 2026
D
Democratic63
100% Yea
R
Republican67
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Apr 7, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (130-0)
house
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Education Policy
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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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