Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 15	Senate Author:  Middleton et al.
Effective:  9-1-23	House Sponsor:  Swanson et al.

            Senate Bill 15, the Save Women's Sports Act, amends the Education Code to prohibit an intercollegiate athletic team sponsored or authorized by a public institution of higher education from allowing a student to compete on the team in an intercollegiate athletic competition that is designated for the biological sex opposite to the student's biological sex or allowing a male student to compete on the team in a mixed‑sex intercollegiate athletic competition in a position that is designated for female students. The bill allows for a female student to compete in a competition designated for male students if a corresponding competition designated for female students is not offered or available. The bill prohibits retaliation against a person for reporting a violation of the bill's provisions and provides for the authority to bring a civil action for injunctive relief for such a violation.