PENNSYLVANIA (WJAC) — Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from competing in girls’ and women’s school sports.

While the decision doesn’t change the law in Pennsylvania, some state lawmakers say the issue still deserves a vote.

The Supreme Court’s ruling applies specifically to laws in Idaho and West Virginia, where the legal challenges began.

Pennsylvania does not have a law banning transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports, so for now, nothing changes here.

The court ruled that states can restrict girls’ and women’s school sports to biological females without violating the US Constitution or Title IX.

More than two dozen states already have similar laws in place.

Here in Pennsylvania, a bill that would ban transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports has been introduced, but it has not received a vote in the general assembly.

State Representative Jim Rigby says the issue has been stalled long enough.

“They’ve run it through so many different committees. They just put it up for a vote. Where it falls is false. And again, there’s a lot more pressing issues in the Commonwealth than this one. I know this one means a lot to a lot of people and it probably doesn’t mean anything at all to a lot of other people. So, it’s one of those 50-50 votes. You’re going to make half your constituents happy and upset the other half. But let’s just get it to a vote and whatever the decision is that’s what we go by.”

Representative Frank Burns also issued a statement on a possible vote.

“There’s been bills brought up multiple times to address the issue, and each time I voted to ensure the safety of female athletes. It’s common sense that biological men should not be participating in female sports. It’s a safety issue and a fairness issue to those female athletes.”

The Supreme Court’s decision does not require Pennsylvania to change its current policy.

For now, school districts across the Commonwealth can continue following their existing guidelines unless state lawmakers take further action.