Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Sports - Designation (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act)
Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (District 38)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (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 in a certain manner; prohibiting certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports from including certain students; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 33FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 27Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Alexandre, Jonathanlobbyist | Maryland Family Institute | Oral |
| FAV | Scott, Suzie | Moms for Liberty Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | MULLICAN, Brigitta | Private | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Byrne, Sharon | Women's Liberation Front | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tuttle, Jean | self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ballard, Shannon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barvir, Meghan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Berquist, Brooke | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bondurant, April | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | CARRICK, SHARON | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carozza, Senator Mary Beth | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chang, Jade | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Crawford, James | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Preston | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Deener, Annette | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hays, Tiffani | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Hunt, Christine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nelson, Mary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Schuster, Lisa | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator Carozza, Senator Carozzalegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Shih, Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sullivan, Barry | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sullivan, Elizabeth | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sullivan, Katherine | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Waychoff, Amy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Yatsuk, Debbie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Caballero, Josie | LGBTQ+ Affairs Commission | Oral |
| UNF | Stallard, Megan | MCPS Student Climate Action Council | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Dove, Spencer | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Browning, Jeremy | Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lamb, Laurenlobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Proctor, Karessa | NASW Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Clark, Tiffany | Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Callender, Nialobbyist | PSSAM | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Allen, Luke | Planned Parenthood of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cigna, Brynn | Self | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Funk, Kenzie | Strong Schools Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Blinder , Lee | Trans Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Hoffman, Charlotte | Trans Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Alperovitz-Bichell, Kari | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Beall, Jaden | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Bell, Ali | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Burgess, Daniel | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hollywood, Nicole | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Hurley, Ayla | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kastner, Chloe | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mahoney, Jaclyn | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Taylor, Natalie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tripathi, Richa | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Westman, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
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Organizations on record
Independent WomenFWA 2
NASW MarylandUNF 1
PrivateFAV 1
PSSAMUNF 1
Secular MarylandUNF 1
selfFAV 1
SelfUNF 1
Trans MarylandUNF 2
UULM-MDUNF 1
YearUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFLamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association