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HB 1447 Signed into law

Protect Girls Sports

152 Democrats voted to allow biological males in girls sports

What This Bill Does

Restricts participation in female sports teams to athletes whose biological sex is female. Applies to public schools and organized sports.

The Full Story

HB 1447 passed 184-154. Only 1 Democrat voted to protect girls sports. 79% of Americans — including 67% of Democrats — oppose biological males competing in women's sports.

Even among Gen Z, 64% oppose it (72% of Gen Z men, 56% of Gen Z women). Opposition has surged from 62% in 2021 to 79% in 2025.

Party Breakdown

Republicans

183 Yea

2 Nay · 29 Absent/NV

Democrats

1 Yea

152 Nay · 24 Absent/NV

What Voters Think

79% of Americans say biological males should not compete in women's sports

NYT/Ipsos, 2025

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