Requires schools and higher-ed institutions to designate sports teams by biological sex (with physician verification) and bars students of the male sex from female-designated teams, so less access to sports and facilities matching gender identity for transgender people.
Each interscholastic, intramural, or club athletic team or sport sponsored by a public school or any other school that is a member of the Virginia High School League that is expressly designated for "females," "women," or "girls," pursuant to subsection A shall not be open to any student of the male sex.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill requires designation of school and higher-ed athletic teams by biological sex, bars male-sex students from female-designated teams, mandates physician verification of biological sex, protects such designations from adverse actions by government or athletic bodies, and creates civil causes of action. These provisions directly address transgender/sports by restricting participation based on gender identity rather than biological sex. No provisions address firearms, abortion, or immigration enforcement.
Related bills
SB295Public schools, etc.; student participation in women's sports, civil cause of action.↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
SB560Public elementary schools, etc.; student participation in sports, civil cause of action.↓Restricts transgender recognition & access↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
SB703Public elem. and sec. schools and higher ed. institutions; student participation in women's sports.↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
HB1809K-12 schools and higher educational institutions; student participation in women's sports, etc.↓Restricts transgender recognition & access Died (session ended)
Hearings and calendar
2026-02-10 16:00 · Hearing · House Education: K-12 Subcommittee Hearing House Room A (7:30 AM) / House Room C (4:00 PM)
2026-02-10 16:00 · Hearing · House Education: K-12 Subcommittee Hearing House Committee Room C - 206
Votes
Date
Chamber
Motion
Yea-Nay
2026-02-10
H
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 3-N)