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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 18, 2023 VT H 89 Establishes Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
April 17, 2023 NV SB 153 Requires the Nevada Department of Corrections Regulate the Security, Supervision, Medical, and Mental Health Treatment of Transgender Inmates Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5)
April 13, 2023 TN SB 1237 Authorizes Private School to Prohibit Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
April 7, 2023 MT HB 361 Specifies Incorrect Use of Pronouns by Another Student is Not Discrimination Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
April 6, 2023 KS HB 2138 Prohibits Transgender Students Access to Overnight Accommodations Consistent with Their Gender Identity Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 10)
April 6, 2023 KS SB 26 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 12)
April 6, 2023 KS SB 228 Prohibits Transgender Inmates Access to Overnight Accommodations Consistent with Their Gender Identity Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 3)
April 6, 2023 TN SB 466 Specifies that Teachers and Peers Do Not Have to Use a Student's Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
April 5, 2023 AR HB 1468 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Address Transgender Students the Way They Identify Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 5)
April 4, 2023 AR SB 270 Prohibits Individuals of the Opposite Sex from Using the Same Restroom with a Child Present Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
April 4, 2023 KS SB 180 Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Gender Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
April 3, 2023 ND HB 1473 Requires Designated Male and Female Restrooms, Lockers, and Showers in Correctional Facilities and Dormitories Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5)
April 3, 2023 ND HB 1254 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 10)
March 31, 2023 MD HB 283 Requires State Medicaid Cover Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
March 29, 2023 KY SB 150 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors and Human Sexuality Education in Elementary School Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
March 29, 2023 ND HB 1205 Prohibits "Explicit Sexual Material" in Public Libraries' Children's Collections Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
March 29, 2023 TX SB 15 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
March 27, 2023 ID H 71 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
March 23, 2023 MO SB 39 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
March 23, 2023 MO SB 49 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
March 21, 2023 GA SB 140 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 21)
March 16, 2023 AZ SB 1030 Amends Restrictions on Adult Oriented Businesses to Include "Sexually Explicit Performances" Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
March 16, 2023 AZ SB 1028 Prohibits Adult Cabaret Performances in Public Locations Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
March 14, 2023 NM HB 207 Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
March 13, 2023 TN SB 1440 Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Sex Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
March 9, 2023 KS HB 2238 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
March 9, 2023 OR HB 2032 Expands "Domestic Partnership" Eligibility Under Family Fairness Act (27 - 2)
March 7, 2023 NM HB 7 Establishes State Protections for Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
March 7, 2023 IA SF 538 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
March 7, 2023 IA SF 482 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
March 6, 2023 GA SB 140 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 22)
March 2, 2023 WY SF 133 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
March 2, 2023 UT SB 93 Prohibits Name or Sex Change on a Minor's Birth Certificate Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
March 2, 2023 AZ SB 1026 Prohibits State Tax Funding from Sponsoring Drag Shows Targeting Minors Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
March 2, 2023 AZ SB 1698 Prohibits Minor Exposure to "Drag Shows" Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
March 1, 2023 MI SB 4 Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
Feb. 28, 2023 AZ SB 1040 Prohibits Students from Using Restrooms that Best Align with Their Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
Feb. 23, 2023 KS SB 233 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
Feb. 21, 2023 MS HB 1125 Prohibits Hormone Therapy and Puberty-Blocking Drugs to Minors Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
Feb. 21, 2023 MD SB 54 Repeals Crimes of "Unnatural" or "Perverted" Sex Practices Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11)
Feb. 16, 2023 AZ SB 1005 Authorizes Litigation Against Schools that Provide LGBTQ+ Affirming Spaces Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
Feb. 16, 2023 ND SB 2360 Prohibits the Display of "Sexually Explicit Material" in Places Where Minors are Present Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 9)
Feb. 15, 2023 OK SB 613 Prohibits "Gender Transition Procedures" for Children Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 8)
Feb. 13, 2023 TN SB 1 Prohibits Gender Altering Medical Procedures in Minors Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
Feb. 9, 2023 SD HB 1080 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
Feb. 8, 2023 ID S 1016 Prohibits Local Governments from Requiring Unisex Multiple-Occupancy Restrooms Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
Feb. 7, 2023 NC SB 49 Establishes a Parents Bill of Right's for Students in Grades K-4 Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
Jan. 24, 2023 NY A 1283 Authorizes Constitutional Referendum Prohibiting Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Reproductive Autonomy, Etc. (43 - 20)
Jan. 24, 2023 AR SB 43 Amends the Definition of "Adult Oriented Business" to Include Drag Performances Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
Jan. 24, 2023 VA SB 1096 Establishes State Code Language Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
Jan. 23, 2023 NY S 831 Requires LGBT Training for Home Health Aides Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 1)
Jan. 20, 2023 UT SB 93 Prohibits Name or Sex Change on a Minor's Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8)
Jan. 20, 2023 UT SB 100 Prohibits School Districts from Changing a Student's Gender Identity Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
Jan. 20, 2023 UT SB 16 Prohibits Performance of Sex Change Surgeries on Minors Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
Nov. 29, 2022 National HR 8404 Respect for Marriage Act Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 36)
Nov. 16, 2022 National HR 8404 Respect for Marriage Act Cloture Invoked - Senate (62 - 37)
July 26, 2022 MA H 5090 Expands Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care (39 - 1)
June 29, 2022 PA HB 972 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
June 29, 2022 PA SB 1278 Prohibits Instruction on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity for K-5 Students Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
June 7, 2022 PA SB 1191 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
June 2, 2022 NY A 5278 Amends Retirement and Social Security Laws for Discharged LGBT Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 0)
June 1, 2022 NC HB 755 Prohibits K-3 Classroom Instruction of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (28 - 18)
June 1, 2022 NY S 8884 Establishes Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Wellness and Equity Program Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 20)
May 31, 2022 NY A 8869 Requires Insurance Companies to Accommodate Hate Crime Victims Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 0)
May 24, 2022 IN HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
May 23, 2022 LA SB 44 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of One's Sex Assigned at Birth Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
May 4, 2022 SC H 4608 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 10)
May 4, 2022 CO HB 22-1267 Establishes Diversity Training Grant for Health Care Providers Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
April 26, 2022 KS SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
April 8, 2022 MD HB 850 Prohibits Certain Kinds of Discrimination in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13)
March 25, 2022 UT HB 3001 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5)
March 24, 2022 KY SB 83 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
March 24, 2022 OK SB 1100 Prohibits Nonbinary Sex Designation on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 7)
March 22, 2022 KS SB 484 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
March 9, 2022 OK SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/18 H 89 Establishes Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
4/17 SB 153 Requires the Nevada Department of Corrections Regulate the Security, Supervision, Medical, and Mental Health Treatment of Transgender Inmates Bill Passed - Senate (15 - 5)
4/13 SB 1237 Authorizes Private School to Prohibit Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
4/07 HB 361 Specifies Incorrect Use of Pronouns by Another Student is Not Discrimination Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
4/06 HB 2138 Prohibits Transgender Students Access to Overnight Accommodations Consistent with Their Gender Identity Conference Report Adopted - Senate (28 - 10)
4/06 SB 26 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 12)
4/06 SB 228 Prohibits Transgender Inmates Access to Overnight Accommodations Consistent with Their Gender Identity Conference Report Adopted - Senate (33 - 3)
4/06 SB 466 Specifies that Teachers and Peers Do Not Have to Use a Student's Preferred Pronouns Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7)
4/05 HB 1468 Requires Parental Consent for Teachers to Address Transgender Students the Way They Identify Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 5)
4/04 SB 270 Prohibits Individuals of the Opposite Sex from Using the Same Restroom with a Child Present Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
4/04 SB 180 Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Gender Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 12)
4/03 HB 1473 Requires Designated Male and Female Restrooms, Lockers, and Showers in Correctional Facilities and Dormitories Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 5)
4/03 HB 1254 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 10)
3/31 HB 283 Requires State Medicaid Cover Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 13)
3/29 SB 150 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors and Human Sexuality Education in Elementary School Veto Override Passed - Senate (29 - 8)
3/29 HB 1205 Prohibits "Explicit Sexual Material" in Public Libraries' Children's Collections Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
3/29 SB 15 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 10)
3/27 H 71 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
3/23 SB 39 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8)
3/23 SB 49 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 8)
3/21 SB 140 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (31 - 21)
3/16 SB 1030 Amends Restrictions on Adult Oriented Businesses to Include "Sexually Explicit Performances" Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
3/16 SB 1028 Prohibits Adult Cabaret Performances in Public Locations Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
3/14 HB 207 Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Sexual Orientation, or Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
3/13 SB 1440 Amends State Law to Codify Narrower Definitions of Sex Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 6)
3/09 HB 2238 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 11)
3/09 HB 2032 Expands "Domestic Partnership" Eligibility Under Family Fairness Act (27 - 2)
3/07 HB 7 Establishes State Protections for Gender Affirming Care Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
3/07 SF 538 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
3/07 SF 482 Requires Students Use the Same Restroom that Aligns with Their Sex at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 16)
3/06 SB 140 Prohibits Gender Affirming Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 22)
3/02 SF 133 Requires Transgender Student Athletes Play Against Those of Their Biological Sex Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 3)
3/02 SB 93 Prohibits Name or Sex Change on a Minor's Birth Certificate Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (22 - 4)
3/02 SB 1026 Prohibits State Tax Funding from Sponsoring Drag Shows Targeting Minors Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 13)
3/02 SB 1698 Prohibits Minor Exposure to "Drag Shows" Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
3/01 SB 4 Prohibits Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 15)
2/28 SB 1040 Prohibits Students from Using Restrooms that Best Align with Their Gender Identity Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 14)
2/23 SB 233 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 11)
2/21 HB 1125 Prohibits Hormone Therapy and Puberty-Blocking Drugs to Minors Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 15)
2/21 SB 54 Repeals Crimes of "Unnatural" or "Perverted" Sex Practices Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 11)
2/16 SB 1005 Authorizes Litigation Against Schools that Provide LGBTQ+ Affirming Spaces Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
2/16 SB 2360 Prohibits the Display of "Sexually Explicit Material" in Places Where Minors are Present Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 9)
2/15 SB 613 Prohibits "Gender Transition Procedures" for Children Bill Passed - Senate (40 - 8)
2/13 SB 1 Prohibits Gender Altering Medical Procedures in Minors Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6)
2/09 HB 1080 Prohibits Gender-Affirming Medical Care for Minors Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
2/08 S 1016 Prohibits Local Governments from Requiring Unisex Multiple-Occupancy Restrooms Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7)
2/07 SB 49 Establishes a Parents Bill of Right's for Students in Grades K-4 Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18)
1/24 A 1283 Authorizes Constitutional Referendum Prohibiting Discrimination on Basis of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Reproductive Autonomy, Etc. (43 - 20)
1/24 SB 43 Amends the Definition of "Adult Oriented Business" to Include Drag Performances Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 6)
1/24 SB 1096 Establishes State Code Language Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 12)
1/23 S 831 Requires LGBT Training for Home Health Aides Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 1)
1/20 SB 93 Prohibits Name or Sex Change on a Minor's Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 8)
1/20 SB 100 Prohibits School Districts from Changing a Student's Gender Identity Without Parental Consent Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
1/20 SB 16 Prohibits Performance of Sex Change Surgeries on Minors Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
11/29 HR 8404 Respect for Marriage Act Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 36)
11/16 HR 8404 Respect for Marriage Act Cloture Invoked - Senate (62 - 37)
7/26 H 5090 Expands Protections for Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care (39 - 1)
6/29 HB 972 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
6/29 SB 1278 Prohibits Instruction on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity for K-5 Students Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 21)
6/07 SB 1191 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 20)
6/02 A 5278 Amends Retirement and Social Security Laws for Discharged LGBT Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 0)
6/01 HB 755 Prohibits K-3 Classroom Instruction of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (28 - 18)
6/01 S 8884 Establishes Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Wellness and Equity Program Bill Passed - Senate (42 - 20)
5/31 A 8869 Requires Insurance Companies to Accommodate Hate Crime Victims Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 0)
5/24 HB 1041 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - Senate (32 - 15)
5/23 SB 44 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of One's Sex Assigned at Birth Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 6)
5/04 H 4608 Limits Participation in Women's Sports on Basis of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 10)
5/04 HB 22-1267 Establishes Diversity Training Grant for Health Care Providers Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 11)
4/26 SB 160 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Veto Override Passed - Senate (28 - 10)
4/08 HB 850 Prohibits Certain Kinds of Discrimination in Schools Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13)
3/25 HB 3001 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5)
3/24 SB 83 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 9)
3/24 SB 1100 Prohibits Nonbinary Sex Designation on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 7)
3/22 SB 484 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 12)
3/09 SB 615 Requires Transgender Students to Use Restroom of Sex Assigned at Birth Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 7)
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