The bill would require college students to compete according to the sex on their birth certificate and is in response to transgender athletes.
“If this body has comforted itself with the notion that there is no blood on its hands with regards to bills like Senate Bill 15, this data proves otherwise,” Hall said.
Opponents of the legislation outnumbered its supporters 3-2. After taking a long break in the early afternoon for the full House to convene, debate restarted after dinner and lasted until 9 p.m. Hearings dealing with other contentious issues like gun control and voucher-like bills have also lasted late into the evening this session.
If the bill is advanced by the committee, which is majority Republican, it will head to another panel to be set for a debate of the full House. Since changes were made to the original legislation, the Senate would need to sign off on the bill before sending it to Abbott.. Lauren is an investigative reporter focused on state politics and policy. Her expertise areas include courts, criminal justice, ethics and LGBTQ issues.
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