2025 House Bill 4469

Civil rights: sex discrimination and harassment; basing an individual's eligibility to participate in athletics on the individual's biological sex; provide an exemption to allow certain K-12 educational institutions to do.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled “Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,” (MCL 37.2101 to 37.2804) by adding section 405.

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Allows K-12 educational institutions to base athletic participation eligibility on an individual's biological sex as listed on their original birth certificate, in accordance with Title IX regulations.

Introduced in the House

May 7, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Rylee Linting (R-27) and 17 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Jamie Thompson (R-28), David Prestin (R-108), Angela Rigas (R-79), James DeSana (R-29), Jaime Greene (R-65), Jennifer Wortz (R-35), Matt Maddock (R-51), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Pat Outman (R-91), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Bill Schuette (R-95), Jason Woolford (R-50), Ron Robinson (R-58) and William Bruck (R-30)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

May 15, 2025

Reported without amendment

May 21, 2025

Amendment offered by Rep. Mai Xiong (D-13)

1. Amend page 2, following line 2, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 4371 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Denise Mentzer (D-61)

1. Amend page 2, following line 2, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 4329 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jasper Martus (D-69)

1. Amend page 2, following line 2, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4264.

(b) House Bill No. 4446.

(c) House Bill No. 4447.

(d) House Bill No. 4448.

(e) House Bill No. 4449.

(f) House Bill No. 4450.

(g) House Bill No. 4451.

(h) House Bill No. 4452.

(i) House Bill No. 4453.

(j) House Bill No. 4454.

(k) House Bill No. 4455.

(l) House Bill No. 4456.

(m) House Bill No. 4457.

(n) House Bill No. 4458.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Matt Longjohn (D-40)

1. Amend page 2, following line 2, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4478.

(b) House Bill No. 4479.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Reggie Miller (D-31)

1. Amend page 2, following line 2, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 34 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. John Fitzgerald (D-83)

1. Amend page 2, following line 2, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Bill No. 4488 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Regina Weiss (D-5)

1. Amend page 2, following line 2, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) Senate Bill No. 166.

(b) Senate Bill No. 167.

(c) Senate Bill No. 168.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Regina Weiss (D-5)

1. Amend page 2, following line 2, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4435.

(b) House Bill No. 4436.

(c) House Bill No. 4437.

(d) House Bill No. 4438.

(e) House Bill No. 4439.

(f) House Bill No. 4440.

(g) House Bill No. 4441.

(h) House Bill No. 4442.

Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless House Resolution No. 71 of the 103rd Legislature is adopted.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Joey Andrews (D-38)

1. Amend page 2, following line 2, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4313.

(b) House Bill No. 4314.

(c) House Bill No. 4315.

(d) House Bill No. 4316.

(e) House Bill No. 4317.

(f) House Bill No. 4318.

(g) House Bill No. 4319.

(h) House Bill No. 4320.

(i) House Bill No. 4321.

(j) House Bill No. 4322.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

May 22, 2025

Passed in the House 59 to 45 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

May 29, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations