HB500 prevents biological males from participating in women’s sports.
The Idaho State Senate passed HB500 on March 16, 2020 by a vote of 24 to 11. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because this bill defends women’s sports, if sponsored by public institutions, from the unfair competition that occurs when biological males compete against women. This bill asserts that there are “inherent differences between men and women…which result in men being able to generate higher speed and power during physical activity.”