Education – Interscholastic and Intramural Teams and Sports – Designation Based on Biological Sex (Save Women’s Sports Act)
Sponsor: Kathy Szeliga (District 7A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated based on biological sex; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school or county board of education for maintaining separate interscholastic and intramural athletic teams and sports for students of the female sex; and providing that certain individuals have the right to bring a civil action under certain circumstances.
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Testimony (55)
MGA witness listFAV 24FavorableUNF 31Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Reichert-Price, Sarah | Allegany County Republican Women's Club | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Szeliga, Kathy | Maryland State Delegate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dansky, Kara | Women's Declaration International USA | Oral |
| FAV | Brocato, Deborahlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Canning, Mariam | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Cason, Jen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chesley, Rosalie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cruz, Christine | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Szeliga, Delegate Szeligalegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ellis, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldbeck, John | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Koenig, Cole | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Michelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Robier, Marie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sharpless, Bradford | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Witte, Mary Jo | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zorn, Sylvia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | aichenbaum, jeff | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Gibson, Justin | BS - Kinesiology, MS - Biomechanics, Certified Personal Trainer | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Venable, Victorialobbyist | Chesapeake Climate Action Network | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Marino, Anya | Harvard Law School LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lamb, Laurenlobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Schlehofer, Michele | PFLAG Salisbury Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist | Strong Schools Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fair, Kristopher | The Frederick Center | Oral |
| UNF | Blinder , Lee | Trans Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Poole, Alice | transgender woman | Oral |
| UNF | Apple, Chris | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Campbell Vidreiro, Elizabeth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Clarkson, Margaret | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cox, Cassandra | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Firke, Maxwell | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fish, Jessica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Garrah, Kalvin | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Hoffman, C.P. | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Holgate, Gemma | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hollywood, Nicole | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kastner, Chloe | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McDermott, Wendy | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meadows, Kristin | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Murphy, Sonia | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Rodriguez, Michelle Rodriguez | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Romm, Shelley | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tiffin, Scottlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Tralka, Hannah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | York, Katie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | comegna, ralph | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
PFLAG Salisbury Inc.UNF 1
Secular MarylandUNF 1
The Frederick CenterUNF 1
Trans MarylandUNF 1
transgender womanUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFVenable, VictoriaChesapeake Climate Action NetworkRegistered for: Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund
UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
UNFLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
UNFGardiner, ShamoyiaStrong Schools MarylandRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence