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House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs

Monday, March 9, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

An emotionally charged State Affairs hearing took up three measures touching transgender health care and youth sports; the committee killed HB26-1128, which would have stretched the statute of limitations on gender-transition claims to age 38, on a party-line vote, while the available record ends during testimony on the Protect Female Sports Act and never reaches the abortion-clinic regulation bill.

Key Actions

·Protect Female Sports ActKilled

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Notable Quotes

1128 is not anti trans. It is anti charlatan, it is anti bad actor.

Representative Ken DeGraaf (bill sponsor)The sponsor's core framing — that the bill targeted malpractice accountability rather than gender-affirming care itself.

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Votes

Postponed indefinitely — bill killedAction
Yes (8)Michael Carter, Cecelia Espenoza, Lisa Feret, Meg Froelich, Kenny Nguyen, Naquetta Ricks, Chad Clifford, Jenny Willford
No (3)Scott Bottoms, Brandi Bradley, Stephanie Luck
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TranscriptPreview
The State Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee will come to order. Ms. King, please call the roll. Representatives. Bottoms. Here. Bradley. Here. Carter. Excused. Espinoza. Here. Foray. Here. Excused. Froelich. Here. Lock. Excused. Or she's. Do you want to call her name again? Here. Lock. Okay. Ricks. Excused. Clifford. Here. Madam Chair. Here. All right, members, we have three bills on the agenda today. House Bills 1128, House Bill 1083, and House Bill 1243. As we're getting started, I do want to acknowledge that there is written testimony available in your box. We will be hearing testimony today, and when we get to that phase, every individual will be able to speak for two minutes. Just the same as last week. We will not be allowing members to ask individuals to finish their testimony. Personal attacks on legislators won't be tolerated. No props like pictures, et cetera. And we're also refraining from speaking about ballot measures. And then. I know, I know. I'm setting the ground. I'm setting it out now. And, you know, recognize that we're gonna be discussing some tough issues, and so we just really appreciate everybody's grace and, you know, if you need to step
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