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HB 1205 (2024) Signed into law

Protect Women's Sports (2024)

122 Democrats voted to allow biological males in women's sports

What This Bill Does

Restricts participation in women's school sports teams to biological females. The 2024 version of the girls sports protection bill.

The Full Story

HB 1205 passed 189-182 in 2024. Only 1 Democrat voted to protect women's sports. This was the earlier version of the girls sports bill — Democrats have consistently opposed protecting female athletes in both the 2024 and 2026 sessions.

79% of Americans oppose allowing biological males to compete in women's sports.

Party Breakdown

Republicans

133 Yea

1 Nay · 6 Absent/NV

Democrats

1 Yea

122 Nay · 6 Absent/NV

What Voters Think

79% of Americans oppose biological males in women's sports

NYT/Ipsos, 2025

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