Fairness in Girls' Sports Act
- Introduced Jan 8, 2026
- In committee Jan 8, 2026
- Passed the Senate Next
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
This Act generally requires a student athlete to compete for athletic teams or in sports associated with the student athlete’s biological sex, as determined at or near birth and based on the student athlete’s birth certificate or other government record if a birth certificate is unobtainable. An exception is permitted to allow female athletes to compete in male sports if a corresponding female sport is not…
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This Act generally requires a student athlete to compete for athletic teams or in sports associated with the student athlete’s biological sex, as determined at or near birth and based on the student athlete’s birth certificate or other government record if a birth certificate is unobtainable. An exception is permitted to allow female athletes to compete in male sports if a corresponding female sport is not available. To facilitate this Act, a school district, charter school, or Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association member school must designate an athletic team or sport sponsored by the school district, charter school, or Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association member school based on the biological sex of students.
Every action
1 step, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate · Senate Education
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 11 cosponsors: 11 Republicans.
- BL Bryant L. RichardsonR Primary sponsor · District 21
- TD Timothy D. DukesR Joint sponsor · District 40
From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.