Directs school districts and certain private schools to designate sports by biological gender. The bill forbids males from playing in female sports.

A recent OLC opinion indicates Oregon could lose around $1.6 billion in federal funds for being out of compliance.

The basis of biological gender is also address in HB2439, which removes “gender identity” from statutes. Oregon has defined “gender identity” as an individual’s gender-related identity, whether or not that identity is different from the individual’s assigned sex at birth, including but not limited to a gender identity that is transgender or androgynous (being of two sexes coexisting). This definition was added to all laws referencing sexual orientation in 2021 (House Bill 3041). The bill also clarified that “gender expression” refers to the manner in which a person represents or expresses gender.

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