LINCOLN- A bill seeking to define “male” and “female” in Nebraska law advanced Wednesday for K-12 and collegiate sports teams alone, no longer for school bathrooms, school locker rooms, or state agencies. State Sen. Merv Riepe of Ralston ultimately supported Legislative Bill 89, the “Stand With Women Act,” on the condition that his amendment was adopted to limit the bill to sports. He said the amended bill preserves athletic competition without a “moral panic” against transgender Nebraskans.

“I did not run for office to become part of the ‘Nebraska State Potty Patrol,’” said Riepe, who publicly requested the change last month. Riepe’s amendment was adopted 34-8. The bill advanced 33-15. The “panic,” Riepe added, “is no different” than when some people justified “government overreach” to argue that video games make people violent, rock music leads to devil worship, and comic books corrupt youth. He said “reason eventually won out” and “cooler heads prevailed” in those cases.

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