Wisconsin Assembly Bill 377
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| Assembly Bill 377 | |
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| Wisconsin Legislature | |
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| Citation | [1] |
| Territorial extent |  Wisconsin |
| Considered by | Wisconsin State Assembly |
| Considered by | Wisconsin Senate |
| Vetoed by | Tony Evers |
| Vetoed | April 2, 2024 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| Introduced | August 11, 2023 |
| First reading | August 11, 2023 |
| Second reading | October 12, 2023 |
| Third reading | October 12, 2023 |
| Voting summary |
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| Second chamber: Wisconsin Senate | |
| Received from the Wisconsin State Assembly | October 12, 2023 |
| First reading | October 13, 2023 |
| Second reading | March 12, 2024 |
| Third reading | March 12, 2024 |
| Voting summary |
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| Summary | |
| Prohibits anybody in Wisconsin from competing in K-12 sports that do not align with their biological sex. | |
| Status: Veto override failed | |
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 377 (AB 377), also known as the Save Women's Sports Act,[1] was a proposed law in the state of Wisconsin that would have restricted interscholastic sport competitions and leagues in K-12 schools to biological sex and not gender identity. It was vetoed by Governor Tony Evers on April 2, 2024, and never became law due to Republicans not having enough votes to override his veto.[2]
The bill was generally targeted towards transgender women and seeked to prohibit them from competing in women's sports, though it applied to all genders and sexes.[3][4][5] The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association already had regulations dating back to 2015 regarding transgender people competing in school sports, mandating at least one year of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) before being allowed to compete.[6]
Provisions
[edit]Assembly Bill 377 bars transgender Wisconsinites from playing in school sports that align with their gender identity and instead restricts it to biological sex.[7] It would have been based on the sex listed on someone's birth certificate.[8] Assembly Bill 377 differs from Assembly Bill 378, a very similar bill, in that it targets K-12 public and private schools instead of colleges.[9]
Reactions
[edit]Support
[edit]Riley Gaines, a conservative activist prominent for opposing transgender women competing in women's sports, criticized Governor Evers for vetoing the law.[10]
Opposition
[edit]Governor Evers, who vetoed the law, stated that he would never abandon LGBTQ+ people in Wisconsin nor their rights.[11] Fair Wisconsin, the state's only LGBTQ+ advocacy group, also opposed AB 377.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Richardson, Valerie (2024-04-02). "Tony Evers, Wisconsin governor, vetoes ban on biological males in female sports as 'radical'". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Factora, James (2024-04-02). "Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers Just Blocked an Anti-Trans School Sports Ban". Them. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Battles, Cale; Davis, Lynne; Martin, Devin (2024-06-10). "Wisconsin Lawyer: Rotunda Report State Bar Achieves Much in the 2023-24 Legislative Session". State Bar of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Dawson, Drew (2023-10-13). "What to know about transgender bills that passed Wisconsin Assembly". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Spears, Baylor (2023-12-14). "Wis. LGBTQ+ caucus proposes marriage equality legislation, condemns transgender sports bill". Wisconsin Examiner. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Migdon, Brooke (2024-04-02). "Wisconsin governor vetoes transgender athlete ban". The Hill. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Solem, Rick (2023-10-13). "La Crosse state Assembly Rep. Jill Billings speaks out at transgender legislation passed by GOP". WIZM News. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Petrovic, Phoebe (2023-10-06). "Transgender bill hearings in Wisconsin: What you need to know". Wisconsin Watch. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Brito, Kai (2023-10-05). "Madison College Students Protest Anti-Trans Legislation". The Clarion. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Morris, Kyle (2024-04-02). "Wisconsin Dem governor faces backlash after vetoing GOP bill to protect female sports: 'You despise all women'". Fox News. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Spears, Baylor (2024-04-02). "Gov. Tony Evers blocks Republicans' transgender sports ban bill". Wisconsin Examiner. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Leigland, Joelle (2024-03-05). "Defending trans rights in Wisconsin: A community unites against discriminatory bills". Madison Commons. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
