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

State policy on transgender athletic participation is also facing challenges from the administration of President Donald Trump, which asserts that allowing those born male who identify as female to participate in women’s school sports violates Title IX, a federal law banning sex discrimination in education.

After two hours of floor debate, Minnesota House avoids adopting policies to ban transgender women and girls from girls K-12 sports, but lays over bill for potential consideration later