SB 116 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.

SB 116 requires University of Wisconsin and technical college athletic programs to designate intercollegiate or club sports teams as "male" or "female" based solely on the sex assigned at birth (per birth certificate). It prohibits students assigned male at birth from participating on women's teams or using women's locker rooms. The bill allows female students to sue institutions for violations denying participation or causing harm, and permits institutions to sue organizations penalizing them for compliance. This law applies to all affected athletic teams starting in the first semester after its effective date.
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Jan 8, 2026
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Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Hutton
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Mar 7, 2025
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Introduced by Senators Hutton, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Kapenga, Nass, Quinn, Testin, Tomczyk and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Knodl, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Callahan, Donovan, Duchow, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Krug, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Steffen, Tusler, VanderMeer and Wichgers
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