Tacoma City Council Opposes Two Ballot Initiatives

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  Tacoma City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 41972 on July 29, 2026“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.”
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  Resolution 41972 opposes Initiative Measure No. IL26-001 and IL26-638“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.”
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  Initiative Measure No. IL26-001 would repeal recent changes to parental rights laws in public 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to a statute listing certain rights of parents and guardians of public-school children and re-enacts the law as it was originally enacted by Initiative No. 2081, passed by the Washington state Legislature in 2024.”
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  Initiative Measure No. IL26-001 would revert to a version established by Initiative No. 2081 in 2024“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to a statute listing certain rights of parents and guardians of public-school children and re-enacts the law as it was originally enacted by Initiative No. 2081, passed by the Washington state Legislature in 2024.”
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  Initiative Measure No. IL26-638 would require medical sex certification for girls' sports physicals“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.”
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  Initiative Measure No. IL26-638 would ban use of birth certificates instead“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.”
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  Initiative Measure No. IL26-001 and IL26-638 are on the November 3, 2026, ballot“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.”
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  The council's action does not prevent the initiatives from appearing on the ballotNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The council's action expresses the city's stance on the measures“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.”