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Delaware · 153rd General Assembly (2025-2026) · Bill

SB 215: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FAIRNESS IN GIRLS’ SPORTS ACT.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 215 is a bill introduced in the Delaware Senate on January 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FAIRNESS IN GIRLS’ SPORTS ACT. Primary sponsor: Bryant Richardson (Republican), Tim Dukes (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 8, 2026): Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bryant RichardsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Tim DukesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Eric BucksonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Rich CollinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Ron GrayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jeff HilovskyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Gerald HockerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Dave LawsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Brian PettyjohnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Danny ShortCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Bryan ShupeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Dave WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Lyndon YearickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Introduced and Assigned to Education Committee in Senate

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source