2025-2026 Regular Session • Pennsylvania Legislature
SB9: Providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harm suffered by designation.
Legislative Summary
An Act providing for sport activities in public institutions of higher education and public school entities to be expressly designated male, female or coed; and creating causes of action for harm suffered by designation.
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Bill History
2/3/2025
Referred to EDUCATION
Senate
3/26/2025
Reported as committed
Senate
3/26/2025
First consideration
Senate
3/31/2025
Second consideration
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Senate Education: Reported as Committed
3/26/2025
7
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 18
Primary Sponsor

Judith Ward
Republican
Co-Sponsors (17)
Kristin Phillips-Hill
Republican
Kim Ward
Republican
Lisa Baker
Republican
Michele Brooks
Republican
Camera Bartolotta
Republican
Tracy Pennycuick
Republican
Rosemary Brown
Republican
Lynda Schlegel Culver
Republican
Dawn Keefer
Republican
Greg Rothman
Republican
Doug Mastriano
Republican
Wayne Langerholc
Republican
Scott Hutchinson
Republican
Scott Martin
Republican
Patrick Stefano
Republican
Cris Dush
Republican
Frank Farry
Republican