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Indiana HB 1041
Indiana State Legislature
Full nameParticipation in School Sports
IntroducedJanuary 4, 2022
Sponsor(s)Stacey Donato, Jean Leising, Jack Sandlin, Dennis Kruse, Gary Byrne, Blake Doriot, R. Michael Young
GovernorEric Holcomb
BillHB 1041
Websitehttp://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/house/1041
Status: Current legislation

Indiana HB 1041 is a bill which bars transgender girls from participating in women's sports teams in K-12 schools.

ACLU[2] and the Human Rights Campaign[3]
publicly opposing this bill.

Contents

Indiana HB 1041 instructs all K-12 schools and athletic associations to clearly classify sports teams as either men's, women's, or co-educational. It requires transgender girls to be excluded from women's sports. The bill also dictates schools and athletic associations to design and maintain grievance procedures for infractions. It provides that schools and athletic associations are not liable for following the legislation's rules.[1]

Legislative history

The bill was authored by Representative

Joanna King, and Robert Heaton. It passed the state House on January 27, 2022, with a 66–30 vote and subsequently passed the state Senate on March 1, 2022, with a 32–18 vote. On March 21, 2022, the bill was vetoed by Governor Eric Holcomb citing a lack of evidence that women's sports are currently unfair. The governor praised the work of the Indiana High School Athletics Association in his veto to keep sports impartial and contrasted it with the new bill. He also wrote that the bill would increase frustration among students, parents, and administrators as well as increase litigation among schools.[4][5] The veto was overturned on May 24, 2022, with a 67–28 vote causing the bill to be passed into law.[6] The law went into effect on July 1, 2022.[1]

Controversy

The author of this bill, Representative Michelle Davis, claims that the legislation's purpose is to protect girl athletes. She believes that transgender girls have a competitive advantage which would cause cisgender girls to miss out on the chance to compete fairly. Opponents of this bill counter that the statute would prevent transgender children from having opportunities afforded to cisgender children.[7]

The

U.S. Constitution.[6] The Human Rights Campaign also criticizes the bill's passage calling the vote as "discriminatory, unnecessary, and contrary to all evidence."[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Indiana State Assembly House Bill 1041".
  2. ^ "HB 1041: Participation in School Sports". ACLU of Indiana. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  3. ^ a b Luneau, Delphine (2022-05-24). "Indiana Lawmakers Override Republican Governor's Veto, Pursuing Their Fixation on Discriminating Against Transgender Schoolchildren". Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  4. ^ "Holcomb vetoes trans girls sports ban, says the bill 'falls short'". wthr.com. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  5. ^ "Actions for House Bill 1041". Indiana General Assembly. 2022-07-23.
  6. ^ a b Smith, Casey (2022-05-24). "Indiana lawmakers enact trans sports ban with veto override". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  7. ^ Herron, Arika (2022-01-28). "Indiana House votes to ban transgender girls from playing girls sports". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  8. ^ Herron, Arika. "Minutes after lawmakers override veto of transgender sports ban, first lawsuit is filed". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
  9. ^ "Lawsuit over Indiana's transgender sports ban in schools dismissed". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-06-24.

External links

Governor Eric Holcomb's Veto

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