Gov. Doug Burgum on Wednesday vetoed a bill restricting transgender girls in K-12 sports.
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The bill had passed the House 69-25 and the Senate 27-20 after conference committee amendments.
House Bill 1298, brought by Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, sought to prohibit public elementary and secondary schools from “knowingly” allowing a student to participate on a school-sponsored athletic team exclusively for their opposite sex. The bill does allow girls to play on boys sports teams.
The bill also included an optional 2021-22 interim study of the impact of the bill on student athletic events. Any findings and recommendations would go to the 2023 Legislature.