The Senate HHS Committee decided to return HB 302 to the rules committee, effectively defeating the bill. This bill will not move any further forward.
We did it! We successfully defeated HB 92! This bill would have prohibited doctors from treating transgender children with evidence-based care. The House Health and Human Services Committee sent the bill back to Rules where it will remain locked for the rest of the session. Thank you to all of the committee members for protecting transgender youth today. Also, thank you for calling, texting and emailing your lawmakers. You helped us turn the tide. This is a great victory for transgender children!
History is on our side. Today we had a loss. HB 302 moved off of the House floor. This is one battle of many yet to come. The bill now moves to the Senate, and so do we. Today we stand in solidarity with our transgender siblings. We will never stop fighting for you!
It's showtime! HB 302 will discriminate against transgender youth, and it's up for it's first hearing this Thursday morning. Our executive director takes us through a brief overview of the bill, and the prominence of trans athletes in the NCAA and Olympics. Troy also discusses a history of moral panic at the Utah Legislature and past attempts to ban LGBTQ Utahns from public life.
If you plan on talking to your lawmaker about HB 92, here is what you need to know:
If you plan on talking to your lawmaker about HB 302, here is what you need to know:
HB 302 is legislation that would ban transgender girls in k-12 and college from participating in school sports. We need your help to defeat this discriminatory legislation. Watch our full update.
Week 2 of the 2021 Utah Legislature! We have spent the first week working with families, talking with doctors and educating lawmakers on why they should oppose HB 92 and any other effort to discriminate against transgender children.
Watch a message from our Executive Director Troy Williams about the state of the 2021 session and how to get involved.
