HARRISBURG – Cumberland County Rep. Barb Gleim is condemning Tuesday’s PA House Health Committee partisan vote to yet again re-refer three bills related to keeping biological males out of women’s sports. House Bill 158, Senate Bill 9, and House Bill 1849 were again re-referred to the PA House Judiciary Committee. Gleim said this is nothing more than an attempt to avoid a public vote on protecting girls’ and women’s sports. Consideration of House Bill 1849 has been delayed for more than three months since its introduction, Senate Bill 9 has been awaiting House action for more than a year, and House Bill 158 has been stalled in committee for over 16 months. Gleim added that PA’s girls, parents, coaches, and athletes deserve the opportunity to have their voices heard. Instead, House Democrats chose procedural gamesmanship over transparency and accountability. The re-referral is particularly troubling because both the House Health and Judiciary Committees will have seen these bills twice, calling into question the sincerity of their previous statements. Gleim added she will continue working to advance the bills and ensure the voices of PA’s female athletes are not ignored.
REP BARB GLEIM