North Carolina House Bill 574
| House Bill 574 | |
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| North Carolina General Assembly | |
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| Citation | [1] |
| Territorial extent | North Carolina |
| Enacted by | North Carolina House of Representatives |
| Enacted | April 19, 2023 |
| Enacted by | North Carolina Senate |
| Enacted | June 20, 2023 |
| Vetoed by | Roy Cooper |
| Vetoed | July 5, 2023 |
| Veto overridden | August 16, 2023 |
| Effective | August 16, 2023 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| First reading | April 6, 2023 |
| Second reading | April 19, 2023 |
| Voting summary |
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| Third reading | April 19, 2023 |
| Second chamber: North Carolina Senate | |
| Received from the North Carolina House of Representatives | April 20, 2023 |
| First reading | April 20, 2023 |
| Second reading | June 20, 2023 |
| Voting summary |
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| Third reading | June 20, 2023 |
| Final stages | |
| Finally passed both chambers | June 26, 2023 |
| Reconsidered by the North Carolina House of Representatives after veto | August 16, 2023 |
| Voting summary |
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| Reconsidered by the North Carolina Senate after veto | August 16, 2023 |
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| Summary | |
| Prohibits transgender North Carolinian women from competing in women's sports. | |
| Status: In force | |
North Carolina House Bill 574 (HB 574), also known as the Fairness in Women's Sports Act, is a 2023 law in the state of North Carolina that prohibits transgender North Carolinian women from competing in women's K-12 or collegiate sports.[1] It was vetoed by Governor Roy Cooper on July 5, 2023, but was overridden by the North Carolina General Assembly on August 16, becoming law immediately.[2][3][4]
Only two transgender girls out of 180,000 student athletes in North Carolina are known to have been approved to compete in women's sports prior to the passage of House Bill 574.[5][6]
Provisions
House Bill 574 prohibits transgender women from competing in sports in K-12 schools and colleges or universities, applying to both public and private schools.[3] It achieves this by restricting sports to biological sex, instead of gender.[7] Transgender women who compete in sports in states without a similar ban are still allowed to compete in North Carolina.[3]
Reactions
Support
The Alliance Defending Freedom applauded the legislature for overriding Governor Cooper's veto.[8] State Senator Kevin Corbin, a Republican, referred to it as "common sense."[9]
Opposition
Equality North Carolina opposed House Bill 574 along with multiple other transgender-related bills, referring to it as the "slate of hate."[10] Governor Cooper stated in reference to the overrides of his vetoes that the bills were "the wrong priorities" and pushed "political culture wars."[11]
See also
References
- ^ Moore, Sarah. "Bill passes through state Senate and House that restricts transgender athletes". Elon News Network. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Lu, Jazper (2023-07-13). "Gov. Copper's vetoes on bills impacting LGBTQ+ youth are expected to be overridden. Here's what they might do". The Duke Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ a b c Lu, Jazper; Long, Andrew (2023-08-16). "NC General Assembly overrides veto, bars trans women and girls from competing in sports 'designated for females'". The Duke Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Migdon, Brooke (2023-08-16). "North Carolina Legislature overrides vetoes of bills targeting transgender health care, athletes". The Hill. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Killian, Joe (2023-04-20). "N.C. House passes transgender sports ban". NC Newsline. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Childress, Greg (2023-06-22). "Bill banning transgender girls from school sports teams headed to Gov. Roy Cooper's desk". NC Newsline. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Crumpler, Rachel (2023-08-17). "Transgender youth will face more restrictions after veto overrides". North Carolina Health News. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Perchick, Michael; Price, Jamiese (2023-08-16). "NC Legislature overrides 6 governor vetoes, putting measures into law". ABC 11. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Childress, Greg (2023-06-20). "NC Senate approves bill to ban transgender women from playing on female sports teams". NC Newsline. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Vinueza McClellan, Hannah (2023-08-23). "New bills impacting LGBTQ+ students in N.C." EdNC. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
- ^ Gallagher, Dianne (2023-08-16). "North Carolina legislature overrides governor's veto of 3 bills targeting transgender youth". CNN. Retrieved 2025-07-04.