New York S 4496: Protects women's sports from unfair competition

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S04496 Summary:

BILL NOS04496 

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SAME ASSAME AS A07741

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SPONSORWEIK

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, HELMING, RHOADS, WALCZYK

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §3229, Ed L

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Protects women's sports in middle school and high school from unfair competition.

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BILL NOS04496 

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02/06/2025REFERRED TO EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO EDUCATION

03/09/2026NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

05/05/2026DEFEATED IN EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4496

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 6, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to protecting women
 sports from unfair competition

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3229
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 3229. Female sports. Notwithstanding any general, special, local law
 4 or rule or regulation of the education department to the contrary, an
 5 interscholastic or intramural athletic team or sport that is sponsored
 6 by a public school or a private school for students in grades seven
 7 through twelve, which competes against other public or private middle or
 8 high schools, shall not permit persons other than those assigned female
 9 at birth to join such team or participate in such sport if such athletic
 10 team or sport is expressly designated solely for female athletes.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 12 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 13 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 14 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 15 to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04929-01-5

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