All Roll Calls
Yes: 143 • No: 34
UtahH.B. 4242025 General SessionHouseWALLET
School Activity Eligibility Commission Amendments
Sponsored By: Nelson T. Abbott (Republican)
Signed by Governor
EducationK-12 EducationHealth CareSchool Districts
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Approval rules for students switching gender-designated activities
Beginning May 7, 2025, Utah public-school students need commission approval for interscholastic activities designated for a different sex than their unamended birth certificate lists. This includes students undergoing or who have undergone gender transition. Approval covers only the relevant school year and remains subject to federal law and policies governing the activity. The commission decides based on what the evidence shows is more likely than not. It checks for safety risks substantially above the activity’s normal risks and likely material competitive advantages over same-age participants. It must develop physical-trait ranges by age and activity as available evidence allows, and consider those ranges, past participation, gender identity, and mental health. Students without required approval cannot participate in that activity, but the law preserves participation rights under applicable federal law.
Private eligibility reviews for school students
The commission must schedule at least three private eligibility meetings each school year and notify associations of meeting dates and deadlines. Notices must arrive at least 14 days before a regular meeting; later notices trigger a private meeting within 60 days. The commission notifies the association and parents about that special meeting. Families may submit evidence and attend in person or electronically with their chosen medical professionals or witnesses. Requested evidence must directly relate to eligibility; the commission may offer a voucher for a required diagnostic assessment when insurance or free services do not cover it. If more information is needed, another meeting must occur within 30 days; written decisions and reasons go to the association within 30 days after the determination. Schools must follow the decision, and disclosure limits protect the student’s identity and eligibility information.
Broader staffing for student eligibility commission
The law broadens who can fill two House-appointed commission seats and removes the physician seat’s board-certification requirement. That seat accepts endocrinologists, family medicine doctors, or pediatricians with gender-identity healthcare expertise. The other accepts sports or exercise physiologists, sports medicine doctors, pediatricians with youth-sports experience, orthopedists, or orthopedic surgeons. Student eligibility meetings can proceed with no more than one core appointed seat vacant; other meetings require all appointed core members for a quorum. The Utah Department of Government Operations must provide administrative staff support, with no funding amount specified.
Birth certificate checks for school athletes
Athletic associations must collect each student’s unamended birth certificate or an allowed substitute as a condition of registration. The certificate may include unrelated amendments, but gender-related changes count only when they meet the law’s specified error-correction exceptions. Noncitizen students unable to provide the certificate may use specified identification, such as a state ID or passport, or other allowed reliable proof when those are unavailable. Homeless students may use the required affidavit plus one supporting document. Public schools cannot join or pay dues to associations that fail to collect the required records; schools also retain their own eligibility-check duties.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Nelson T. Abbott
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Brady Brammer
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/7/2025
House/ concurs with Senate amendment
Yes: 55 • No: 13
Senate vote • 3/7/2025
Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
Yes: 22 • No: 7
Senate vote • 3/7/2025
Senate/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/3/2025
Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 4 • No: 1
House vote • 2/24/2025
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/24/2025
House/ passed 3rd reading
Yes: 54 • No: 13
House vote • 2/24/2025
House/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/21/2025
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • 2/14/2025
House Comm - Favorable Recommendation
Yes: 8 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
House/ circled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Senate vote • Unknown
Senate/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
House/ floor amendment
Yes: 0 • No: 0
House vote • Unknown
House/ uncircled
Yes: 0 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Governor Signed
3/26/2025House/ to Governor
3/17/2025HouseHouse/ received enrolled bill from Printing
3/17/2025HouseHouse/ enrolled bill to Printing
3/14/2025HouseEnrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
3/14/2025Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
3/12/2025Bill Received from House for Enrolling
3/12/2025House/ signed by Speaker/ sent for enrolling
3/12/2025HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/12/2025HouseSenate/ to House
3/8/2025SenateSenate/ signed by President/ returned to House
3/8/2025SenateSenate/ received from House
3/8/2025SenateHouse/ to Senate
3/7/2025HouseHouse/ concurs with Senate amendment
3/7/2025HouseHouse/ placed on Concurrence Calendar
3/7/2025HouseHouse/ received from Senate
3/7/2025HouseSenate/ to House with amendments
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ floor amendment
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ Rules to 2nd Reading Calendar
3/7/2025SenateSenate/ 2nd Reading Calendar to Rules
3/5/2025SenateSenate/ placed on 2nd Reading Calendar
3/4/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
3/14/2025
Amended 3/7/2025 22:03:316
3/7/2025
Amended 2/24/2025 16:02:212
2/24/2025
Introduced
2/5/2025