SF 1883 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Women's athletics exemption creation in the Human Rights Act

This bill (SF 1883) creates a specific exemption in Minnesota's Human Rights Act for women's athletics. It allows schools, sports organizations, and other entities to limit participation in women's sports teams solely to individuals assigned female at birth based on biological sex, excluding trans-identifying athletes. The exemption defines "sex" as biological sex at birth (including chromosomes and genetics), separate from gender identity, and protects organizations from complaints or penalties if they enforce this policy. It does not affect men's sports teams or allow exclusion of individuals based on gender identity in other contexts.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Feb 27, 2025
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Feb 27, 2025
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Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety
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Feb 27, 2025
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