SS#2/SB 39 - This act prohibits a private school, public school district, public charter school, or public or private institution of postsecondary education from allowing any student to compete in an athletic competition that is designated for the biological sex opposite to the student's biological sex as stated on the student's official birth certificate or other government record as described in the act. The act delineates what constitutes an acceptable official birth certificate. A private school, public school district, public charter school, or public or private institution of postsecondary education may allow a female student to compete in an athletic competition designated for male students if no corresponding competition for female students is offered or available. Any private school, public school district, public charter school, or public or private institution of postsecondary education that violates this act shall not receive any state aid or other revenues from the state. The parent or guardian of any student, or any student who is over eighteen years old, who is deprived of an athletic opportunity as a result of a violation of the act shall have a cause of action for injunctive or other equitable relief as described in the act. This act is similar to HCS/HB 183 (2023), HB 337 (2023), and HB 2197 (2022).
OLIVIA SHANNON
Statutes affected: Introduced (0815S.01):
163.048Perfected (0815S.06):
163.048Truly Agreed (0815S.06):
163.048
Senate Committee Minutes: SENATE COMMITTEE MINUTES Bill No.: SB 39
Sponsor: Thompson Rehder
Hearing Date: 1/31/2023
COMMITTEE: Emerging Issues
CHAIRMAN: Brown (16)
DATE REFERRED: 1/12/2023 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: 1/12/2023
STAFF:
Ashley Bax
Jim Ertle
Heidi Kolkmeyer
WITNESSES GIVING INFORMATION:
WITNESSES FOR:
Kathleen Wright
Theresa Collins
Jennifer Gore
Sarah Conway-Fessler
Sara Barnard
Dawn Goodine
Bev Ehlen
Monica Hepperman
COMMITTEE: Emerging Issues
CHAIRMAN: Brown (16)
DATE REFERRED: 1/12/2023 DATE HEARING REQUESTED: 1/12/2023
WITNESSES AGAINST:
Jennifer Harper
Soli Setlich
Joe Souvannarath
Daniel Neiss
Otto Fajen - Missouri NEA
Struby Struble
Danielle Meert
Royce Haynes
Carl Hoaglank
Scott Shafrin
Shawna Ferguson
Jacqueline Bardgett - City of St Louis Mayor Jones
Stacy Cay
Gavi Bogard
Russel Neiss
Jenny Hill
Grace Piontek
Jennifer Harris Dault
Maggie Edmondson - Pro Choice Missouri
Kelly Simon
Katherine Sasser
Casey Pick - Trevor Project
Shannon Cooper - City of Kansas City
Amelia Wright
Michael Walk
Tom Jackson
Raquel Scharf-Anderson
Caitlin Ung - ACLU-MO
Jordan Kadosh
Jamie Howard
Misha Smith
Dakota Allen
Justin Ferguson
Jen Bernstein - National Council of Jewish Women St Louis
Debi Jackson
Rene Freels
Anne Lieberman - Athlete Alley
Christopher Andrews
Tarra Giancola