HB 1041 passes House Education committee
HB 1041 passed the House Education committee yesterday by a vote of 8-4!
All Democrats in attendance voted against HB 1041 and all Republicans voted in favor except for Republican Ed Clere who opposed the bill.
We celebrate this victory as one step in a long process this session to protect women sports. Unfortunately, protections for women in public universities was removed from the bill in committee.
It’s important for female athletes at all levels of athletics, including public universities, to have a fair playing field. We’ve seen hopes, dreams, and opportunities snatched from female college athletes at institutions like UPenn, where biological male “Lia” Thomas is breaking female records, or Franklin Pierce University, where “CeCe” Tefler ranked 390th among male track runners in 2017 but after “transitioning” won the NCAA championships in 2019 in the women’s 400-meter hurdles race.
Men and women are fundamentally different. It’s God’s design, and it’s common sense to recognize those differences.
Indiana must take action to protect women’s sports.