44 anti-transgender bills currently in state legislatures

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This list includes bills that either (1) have been enacted this year or (2) are still active in the state legislatures. Many anti-transgender bills have been introduced into state legislatures but are now dead (will not progress); these bills are not included in the list. Sometimes legislators introduce the same bill text in both the House and Senate; only one of these is counted. Furthermore, some state legislatures are not in session yet (e.g. Texas), so do not have entries on this list.

ALABAMA

Alabama enacted a ban on transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender last year.

Senate Bill 184: Criminalizes gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Requires school nurses, teachers, or principals to out students to their parents. By Sen. Shay Shelnutt [R] and Sen. Gerald Allen [R].

  • Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed SB 184 into law in April. District Judge Liles Burke (a Trump appointee) blocked the portion of the law relating to medical care from taking effect.

House Bill 322: Prohibits transgender students from using bathrooms and other school facilities that align with their gender identity. Also bans public schools from teaching or allowing classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity for kids in kindergarten through the 5th grade. By Sen. Scott Stadthagen [R].

  • Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed HB 322 into law in April.

ALASKA

House Bill 230: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law. By Rep. Thomas McKay [R].

ARIZONA

Senate Bill 1045: Criminalizes gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Requires school nurses, teachers, or principals to out students to their parents. By Sen. Wendy Rogers [R].

House Bill 2608: Prohibits (but does not criminalize) gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. By Rep. Judy Burges [R].

Senate Bill 1165: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law. By Sen. Nancy Barto [R].

  • Signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey [R] in March.

House Bill 2011: Requires schools to obtain parents’ permission before allowing students to join any student group or club involving “sexuality, gender or gender identity.” By Rep. John Kavanagh [R].

House Bill 2285: Prohibits teaching about gender identities, requires teaching about biological sex and “honor and respect for monogamous marriage.” By Rep. John Fillmore [R].

Senate Bill 1399: Allows government-funded child welfare agencies to turn away prospective foster parents if their personal and religious beliefs don’t match with theirs (e.g. LGBTQ+ parents). By Sen. Sine Kerr [R].

  • Signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey [R] in April.

ARKANSAS

Arkansas enacted a ban on transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender last year.

Arkansas enacted a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth last year, but it was blocked by a federal judge.

DELAWARE

Senate Bill 227: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law. By Sens. Bryant Richardson [R] and Timothy Dukes [R].

FLORIDA

Florida enacted a ban on transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender last year.

HB 1557: Prohibits classroom instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in a manner that is not “age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students” in any grade.

  • Signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in March.

IDAHO

Idaho enacted a ban on transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender last year.

IOWA

House Bill 2416: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law.

  • Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the bill into law in March.

INDIANA

House Bill 1041: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law. By Michelle Davis [R].

  • Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed the bill in March, but the legislature may attempt to override the veto this week.

KANSAS

House Bill 2210: Criminalizes gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. By Rep. Brett Fairchild [R]

Senate Bill 484: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law.

KENTUCKY

Senate Bill 83: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. By Sen. Robert Mills [R].

  • Vetoed by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear; veto overridden by legislature in April.

LOUISIANA

House Bill 570: Prohibits (but does not criminalize) gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Doctors who provide gender-affirming care may have their licenses suspended/revoked. By Rep. Gabe Firment [R].

Senate Bill 44: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law. By Sen. Beth Mizell [R].

MICHIGAN

Senate Bill 218: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. By Sen. Lana Theis [R].

MINNESOTA

House Bill 3843: Prohibits transgender students from using bathrooms and other school facilities that align with their gender identity. By Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen [R].

House Bill 4282: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law. By Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen [R].

MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi enacted a ban on transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender last year.

MISSOURI

Senate Bill 843: Prohibits (but does not criminalize) gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Doctors who provide gender-affirming care may have their licenses suspended/revoked. By Sen. Mike Moon [R].

House Bill 2649: Prohibits (but does not criminalize) gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Doctors who provide gender-affirming care may have their licenses suspended/revoked. By Rep. Suzie Pollock [R].

Senate Bill 781: Withholds funding from schools that allow transgender youth to compete on sports teams consistent with their gender. By Mike Moon [R].

House Bill 2197: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. By Rep. Bennie Cook [R].

MONTANA

Montana enacted a ban on transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender last year.

NEW JERSEY

Senate Bill 589: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law. By Sens. Michael Testa [R] and James Holzapfel [R].

Assembly Bill 1418: Requires a school district to provide a voucher to families who withdraw their children from the school over “an objection to a learning material or activity on the basis that it…conflicts with the parent or guardian’s belief or practice regarding sex, sexuality, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression…” By Rep. Robert Auth [R].

NORTH CAROLINA

Senate Bill 514: Prohibits (but does not criminalize) gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Doctors who provide gender-affirming care may be fined up to $1,000 per occurrence and have their licenses suspended/revoked. By Sens. Ralph Hise [R], Warren Daniel [R], and Norman Sanderson [R].

OHIO

House Bill 454: Prohibits (but does not criminalize) gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Doctors who provide gender-affirming care may have their licenses suspended/revoked. Requires school nurses, teachers, or principals to out students to their parents. By Reps. Gary Click [R] and Diane Grendell [R].

Senate Bill 132: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law. By Sen. Kristina Roegner [R].

OKLAHOMA

Senate Bill 676: Criminalizes gender-affirming healthcare for anyone under the age of 21, punishable by a minimum of 3 years in prison. By Sen. Warren Hamilton [R].

Senate Bill 1164: Prohibits transgender students from using bathrooms and other school facilities that align with their gender identity. Sen. Jake Merrick [R].

Senate Bill 2: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law. By Sens. Micheal Bergstrom [R] and Toni Hasenbeck [R].

  • Signed into law by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt in March.

Senate Bill 1142: Bans school libraries from carrying books that depict “sexual lifestyles” of a “controversial nature”. Allows parents to sue if school districts deny their request to have a book removed. By Sen. Rob Standridge [R] and Rep. Justin Humphrey [R].

Senate Bill 1100: Limits biological sex designation on certificate of birth to male or female, prohibits nonbinary designation. By Sen. Micheal Bergstrom [R] and Rep. Sheila Dills [R].

  • Signed into law by Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt in April.

Senate Bill 9: Expands the definition of obscene materials to target the LGBTQ+ community. By Sen. Rob Standridge [R] and Rep. Justin Humphrey [R].

PENNSYLVANIA

House Bill 972: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. By Rep. Barbara Gleim [R].

RHODE ISLAND

Senate Bill 2501: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law. By Sen. Elaine Morgan [R].

SOUTH CAROLINA

House Bill 4047: Criminalizes gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth. Requires school nurses, teachers, or principals to out students to their parents. By Rep. Cezar McKnight [D].

House Bill 4608: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law. By Rep. Ashley Trantham [R].

  • Signed into law by Republican Gov. Henry McMaster in May.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Senate Bill 46: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. Allows students to sue schools who violate this law.

  • Signed into law by Gov. Kristi Noem in February.

TENNESSEE

Tennessee enacted a ban on providing gender-confirming hormone treatment to prepubescent minors last year.

Tennessee enacted a ban on transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender last year.

Senate Bill 2153: extend last year’s prohibition on transgender students playing school sports consistent with their gender identity to also apply to colleges.

  • Signed into law by Republican Gov. Bill Lee in April.

House Bill 1895: Restricts funding to schools that allow transgender youth to compete in sports consistent with their gender identity.

  • Signed into law by Republican Gov. Bill Lee in April.

TEXAS

Texas enacted a ban on transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender last year.

UTAH

House Bill 11: Bans transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender. By Rep. Kera Birkeland [R] and Sen. Curtis Bramble [R].

  • Republican Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed the bill, but the legislature overrode his veto in March.

WEST VIRGINIA

West Virginia enacted a ban on transgender women and girls from competing on sports teams consistent with their gender last year, but it was halted by a federal court.