The Tacoma City Council unanimously voted to adopt Resolution 41972, expressing their opposition of two initiatives on the November 3, 2026, General Election Ballot: Initiative Measure No. IL26-001, which concerns parental rights related to children in public schools, and Initiative Measure No. IL26-638, which concerns participation in athletics in K-12 schools.
IL26-001 repeals amendments to a statute listing certain rights of parents and guardians of public-school children and re-enacts the law as it was originally enacted by Initiative No. 2081, passed by the Washington state Legislature in 2024.
IL26-638 changes the law to require medical sex certification as part of sports physicals for all girls and bans parents from using birth certificates instead.
City Council regular and committee meeting access details are available at cityoftacoma.legistar.com.