ColoradoProtect Female Sports Act
What it does
The bill requires each interscholastic or intramural athletic team or sport that is sponsored by a school or athletic association (team or sport) to expressly designate the team's or sport's participants as either biological male, men, or boys; biological female, women, or girls; or coeducational or mixed. The bill prohibits a team or sport that is designated for females, women, or girls from being open for participation by a male student or male participant. The bill prohibits a team or sport that is designated for males, men, or boys from being open for participation by a female student or female participant unless there is no female team offered or available for the sport for female students or female participants.
More detail
The bill prohibits a state agency, entity, licensing or accrediting organization, or athletic association from entertaining a complaint, opening an investigation, or taking any other adverse action against a school for maintaining a separate team or sport for female students or female participants. If the commissioner of education (commissioner) determines that a public school or institution of higher education has refused to comply with the provisions of the bill, the commissioner shall notify the public school or institution of the noncompliance and allow the public school or institution a reasonable amount of time to comply. If the public school or institution is still not in compliance and has not made a good-faith attempt to comply, the commissioner is permitted to take appropriate remedial action within the commissioner's authority.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 9House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Postpone IndefinitelyLatest
- Vote recorded Postpone House Bill 26-1083 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Refer House Bill 26-1083 to the Committee of the Whole. Result: fail.Lower
- Feb 2Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans AffairsIntroduced
- Mar 9House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Postpone IndefinitelyLatest