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Hearing Date Set for California Bill to Ban Transgender Athletes in Girls’ Sports

The Assembly bill will be heard on April 1. A similar measure at the federal level failed to pass through the U.S. Senate earlier this month.
Hearing Date Set for California Bill to Ban Transgender Athletes in Girls’ Sports
Former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines (2nd R) joins a rally to protect women's sports outside the NCAA Convention in San Antonio on Jan. 12, 2023. Darren Abate/AP Photo
Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
3/25/2025|Updated: 3/25/2025
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A proposed law in California that would prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports has received a hearing date.

The hearing for AB89, the Protect Girl’s Sports Act, will be held April 1 by the Assembly’s Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee.

Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.
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