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Mont. Code Ann. § 20-7-1306 (2026)

Designation Of Athletic Teams

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TITLE 20. EDUCATION

CHAPTER 7. SCHOOL INSTRUCTION AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Part 13. Protection and Wellness of Youth

Designation Of Athletic Teams

20-7-1306. (Temporary) Designation of athletic teams. (1) Interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams or sports that are sponsored by a public elementary or high school, a public institution of higher education, or any school or institution whose students or teams compete against a public school or institution of higher education must be expressly designated as one of the following based on biological sex:

(a) males, men, or boys;

(b) females, women, or girls; or

(c) coed or mixed.

(2) Athletic teams or sports designated for females, women, or girls may not be open to students of the male sex.

(3) For the purposes of this section, "female", "male", and "sex" are defined in 1-1-201. (Void on occurrence of contingency--sec. 6, Ch. 405, L. 2021.)

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 405, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 685, L. 2023.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2023–2024 · leading case: Barrett v. State, 2024 MT 86 (Mont. 2024).
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Barrett v. State, 2024 MT 86 (Mont. 2024). · cites it 3× “]” Section 20-7-1306(1), MCA. We do not reach the question of whether HB 112 violates any other provisions of the Montana Constitution, such as the right to individual dignity and equal protection of the laws, Mont.”
Lindsay Hecox v. Bradley Little, 79 F.4th 1009 (9th Cir. 2023). “§ 37-97-1 (West 2021); Mont. Code Ann. § 20-7-1306 (West 2021); Legis.”
State of Tenn. v. Dep't of Educ., 104 F.4th 577 (6th Cir. 2024). “”); Mont. Code Ann. § 20-7-1306 (2) (“Athletic teams or sports designated for females, women, or girls may not be open to students of the male sex.”
Lindsay Hecox v. Bradley Little (9th Cir. 2024). “At that time, NCAA policy similarly allowed transgender women attending member colleges and universities in Idaho (and elsewhere) to compete on women’s teams after one year of hormone therapy to suppress testosterone.5 Idaho itself had no record of transgender women and girls…”
Mont. Code Ann. § 20-7-1306(1): 1 case
Barrett v. State, 2024 MT 86 (Mont. 2024). “]” Section 20-7-1306(1), MCA. We do not reach the question of whether HB 112 violates any other provisions of the Montana Constitution, such as the right to individual dignity and equal protection of the laws, Mont.”
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