South Dakota Gov. Noem to sign bill barring transgender women from female sports [View all]
After being smoked out in the Senate, House Bill 1217 — a bill promoting fairness in women’s sports by disallowing trans women from competing on women’s teams — passed the Senate on Monday by a vote of 20-15.
Gov. Kristi Noem voiced her approval of the bill via Twitter and indicated she would sign it.
“In South Dakota, we’re celebrating #InternationalWomensDay by defending women’s sports! I’m excited to sign this bill very soon,” Noem tweeted shortly after the bill’s passage.
Sen. Maggie Sutton, R-Sioux Falls, is the bill’s prime sponsor on the Senate side and gave the same arguments for the bill as in previous committees — the bill is about fairness and inclusion for women.
Read more: https://theindependent.com/news/state-and-regional/south-dakota-gov-noem-to-sign-bill-barring-transgender-women-from-female-sports/article_1f448071-c984-5a16-96c6-0ce75840e195.html
(Grand Island Independent)
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