Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act)
Sponsor: Kathy Szeliga (District 7A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity 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 for maintaining separate interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity 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 (0)
MGA witness listFAV 75FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 36Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Lombardo, Darren | Delmarva Parent Teacher Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Deblois, Karen | Home | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harvey, April | MD-06 Constituent | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cairns, Peggy | Maryland Coalition Against Pornography | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palumbo, Pamela | Maryland Coalition of Medical Pregnancy Clinics | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nelson, Robert | Maryland Family Institute | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Szeliga, Kathy | Maryland State Delegate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Szeliga, Kathy | Maryland State Delegate | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Culberson, Donna | Moms For Liberty | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greenhawk, Janet | Moms For Liberty Talbot | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scott, Suzie | Moms for Liberty Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MULLICAN, Brigitta | Private | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | THOMPSON, LAUREN | Resident | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wright, Cathylobbyist | Self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rak, Ali | State Freedom Caucus Network | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Byrne, Sharon | Women's Liberation Front | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barnett, Kathleen | retired | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Abate, Ashley | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Abrego, Rose | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ballard, Shannon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barnett, Robert | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Byerly, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Crawford, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Deaver, Susan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Szeliga, Delegate Szeligalegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dulin, Althea | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Eichman, Genevieve | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ennis, Ella | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Esko, Rebekah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fallon, Patricia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Faust, Joel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fives, Sharon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fry, Sara | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fry, Scott | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gillespie, Kerry | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gretsch, Judith | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Halverson, Laurie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hamilton, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hart, Kit | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harvey, Ellie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Harvey, Victoria | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Helms, Jessica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hinkhaus, Shannon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hunt, Christine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Idleman, Melissa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jaffe, Lorraine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lewis, Melissa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morsberger, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Munson, Kelsi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Neumark, Tom | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Palko, Joni | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Roberson, Ruth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Salazar, Josephine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schlaile, Gottfried | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schuster, Lisa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
Annapolis PrideUNF 1
CRASCUNF 1
FreeState JusticeUNF 1
HomeFAV 1
Independent WomenFWA 4
MD-06 ConstituentFAV 1
Moms For LibertyFAV 1
NASW MarylandUNF 1
NoneFWA 1
PrivateFAV 1
PSSAMUNF 1
ResidentFAV 1
retiredFAV 1
SelfFAV 1
Trans MarylandUNF 1
UULM-MDUNF 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association