Pennsylvania House passes anti-trans sports ban as governor vows to veto bill
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would prohibit transgender girls and women in the state from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender -- a provision the state's Democratic governor has vowed to veto.
The state House voted 115-84 to pass House Bill 972, known as the "Fairness in Women's Sports Act," which states that sports teams sponsored by public school entities, state-sponsored institutions and some private institutions must be designated as male, female or coed and that "athletic teams or sports designated for females, women or girls ... may not be open to students of the male sex." The bill now heads to the Republican-controlled state Senate for consideration.
As the state House debated the measure Tuesday, Gov. Tom Wolf said he would veto the bill.