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.
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
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.
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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.
