In a party-line vote Monday, the Minnesota House of Representatives narrowly rejected a proposed bill that would have banned transgender athletes from participating in girls and women's sports. All 67 Republicans voted in favor of the bill, which was authored by Rep. Peggy Scott (R-Andover), and all 66 Democratic lawmakers voted against.

The Minnesota House has rejected a bill that would have banned transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports.

The legislation asserts under Title IX protections for female athletes that gender is “recognized based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”

Legislation to prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports failed to advance in the Senate Monday after all Democrats voted against it. The Protection of

Senate Democrats on Monday night blocked a GOP bill to halt federal funding for schools that allow transgender women and girls to participate in girls' and women's sports.

At a rally ahead of the vote, around 200 supporters heard from Riley Gaines, a former college swimmer turned conservative activist and prominent opponent of transgender athletes in girls and

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) declared himself an ally to trans athletes on Monday after a vote in the Senate on proposed legislation that would prevent men from competing in women’s sports . The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act failed to obtain more than the 60 votes necessary to avoid a Senate filibuster.

The Senate has rejected legislation aiming to bar transgender women and girls from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes

The Senate failed to get the 60 votes needed to advance legislation banning transgender athletes from competing in female sports.

Republicans on Monday rallied at the Capitol in support of a bill that bans transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams.