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Utah lawmakers passed a bill that would bar transgender people from using bathrooms in schools and government buildings that correspond with their gender identities.
In March 2022, a bill passed the Utah Legislature "at the final moment" banning transgender individuals from playing sports, athletics and Olympics. The Governor of Utah Spencer Cox has "vowed to veto the bill once it reaches his desk" due to constitutional issues and Utah's reputation.
Utah state lawmakers on Friday overrode their Republican governor’s veto of a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls’ sports, ensuring the
Utah state Rep. Kera Birkeland, a Morgan Republican and the bill’s primary sponsor, has argued it’s a necessary safeguard against people who might claim they’re transgender to infiltrate a ...
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said that he plans to veto legislation passed Friday that would ban transgender student-athletes from competing in girls sports. Without his support, Utah is unlikely to join ...
During the 2021 legislative session, Birkeland led efforts and introduced a bill to ban female transgender athletes from high school sports in Utah. [16] This was vetoed by Republican Utah Governor Spencer Cox but passed with a supermajority in the legislature in a subsequent vote after proponents flipped ten votes in the state house and five in the senate. [17]
Utah Senate Bill 296 is a law passed by the Utah State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Gary Herbert in 2015. SB 296 amended the 1997 Utah Antidiscrimination Act to add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes under state law when it comes to housing and employment.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox made a plea for compassion toward transgender youth after his veto of a bill banning transgender students from playing girls’ sports.