North Dakota Governor Signs Bills Keeping Biological Males Out of Female Sports

North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (C) at a meeting in Washington D.C. on Feb. 10, 2023. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signed two bills on April 12 that prevent biological males from being on female sports teams in public K–12 schools and colleges and from competing with public schools and universities.

The new laws, HB 1249 (pdf) for schools and HB 1489 (pdf) for colleges, also allow civil lawsuits within two years from when the harm occurred.