CONCORD — A bill about girls sports in grades 5 to 12 which would require they show a birth certificate verifying they were female at birth or other “evidence” to play on girls teams, passed the Senate on Thursday.
The vote was 13-10 with Sen. Denise Ricciardi (R-Bedford) excused from the vote, after suffering a medical event just prior to the roll call vote. She was conscious, witnesses said when she left the chambers with medical attention.
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