January 2023

On Thursday, SB0016 received a very restrictive substitute 4 in the House. This did three things:1. Allows a youth to reverse consent and sue. 2.… Read More »SB0016 is signed and quickly challenged

This bill seems small and probably innocuous to the average person. So what can it mean? In general, a public entity can determine what is… Read More »HB0329 is posted – Adult Event Permit Amendments

As I was reviewing the history of Idaho’s federal court decision on Birth Certificate changes, it quickly was notable how close verbiage was to Utah’s… Read More »A look at SB0093, Birth Certificate vs Idaho HB509

A substitute has been posted for SB0016, which in original form was to ban surgery for transgender minors. Note, substitutes are posted and that makes… Read More »Substitute for SB0016 Posted

Legislative advocacy tip. If you are using or willing to install Chrome as a browser, this extension will help when reading Utah bills. Red is… Read More »Make Utah bills easier to read

Dropped is Utah SB0093 which prevents Birth Certificate changes before 18 years old. This bill does not fix issues and instead causes many issues. A… Read More »SB0093 has been posted impacting Birth Certificates

At this time, we have two bills filed that are intended to remove some or all transgender affirming healthcare for our youth. SB0016 is from… Read More »2023 Transgender Youth Healthcare Bills