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Utah LGBTQ+ Impacting Legislation

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Last updated: March 5, 2023

2023 General Session

Bill NumberSponsorTitleDescription and AmendmentsStatus
SB0016Sen KennedyTransgender Medical Treatments and Procedures AmendmentsOpened – This bill will make Genital Surgeries (referred to as Primary Sex Characteristic Surgical Procedure) and Gender Affirming Surgeries (referred to as Secondary Sex Characteristic Surgical Procedure) for transgender youth illegal. This bill has exceptions for Intersex surgeries.
1st Sub – This adds extensive language which generally stops minors from getting hormonal treatments unless already under care, creates a study to be performed by HHS to be submitted to the legislature, has DOPL create special licensing and training, and specifies extensions to malpractice liability.
2nd Sub – Sets a sunset date to the moratorium and adds extensive quantifying language.
3rd Sub – Adds a medical study and bans all cosmetic surgeries for minors.
4th Sub – 1. Allows a youth to reverse consent and sue. 2. Allows the bill to go into effect immediately upon the Governor’s signature if both chambers have at least a two thirds vote. This is currently stated in the bill as May 3rd. 3. Removes the just instituted sunset date
December 19, 2022 – Opened
January 13, 2023 – 1st Sub
January 18, 2023 – 1st Sub Passed, Bill Passed Committee
January 20, 2023 – Passed out of the Senate 27-7-1
January 24, 2023 – 3rd Substitute failed in House HHS Committee
January 25, 2023 – 2nd Substitute passed in House HHS Committee
January 25, 2023 – Bill passed in House HHS Committee
January 26, 2023 – 4th Substitute passed in House
January 26, 2023 – Bill passed out of House 58-14-2
January 27, 2023 – Bill received concurrence out of Senate 20-8-1
January 28, 2023 – Signed by Governor Cox


SB0093Sen McCayBirth Certificate ModificationsOpened – This bill prevents birth certificate changes before the person is 18 years of age except in specific instances before 1 year old.
Substitute 2
– Allows a clean birth certificate change for ages 15 1/2 and older (or bans them before 15 1/2 compared to current law).
– It also creates a separate amendment record that is not part of the birth certificate, but is functionally a page 2 for specific uses.
– It adds a lot of verbiage about what it takes to get a change.
– Minors will have a Guardian Ad Litem appointed by the court to present evidence, which will increase cost.
– This cost can be waived under the same indigent rules as waiving it for a name change. Notionally, I hear this isn’t an easy ask.
– This also allows the court to deny changes under certain review rules, which reverses the Utah Supreme Court’s ruling.
– This has a clause that if passed in conjunction with HB209, which is impacting youth sports, that the language will change that the Birth Certificate and the amendment record will have to be submitted to participate in sports. This move is obviously to ensure that transgender youth are outed when applying for sports.
– This has the verbiage to accelerate the Governor’s signature and then have an immediate effective date.
January 11, 2023 – Opened
January 18, 2023 – Bill Passed Committee
January 20, 2023 – Passed out of the Senate
February 21, 2023 – Substitute 2 passed in House Judiciary Committee
February 21, 2023 – Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee
March 2, 2023 – Passed out of House
March 2, 2023 – Concurrence received by Senate
SB0100Sen WeilerSchool Gender Identity PoliciesThis bill enacts provisions ensuring a parent’s access to information related to a parent’s child, including gender identity.
Substitute 1 – Eliminates verbiage around treating a student by their gender identity without parental permission.
Substitute 2 – Changes wording of “any information” to a reference to code that clarified what records are addressed and appears to be more FERPA compliant.
January 17, 2023 – Opened
January 18, 2023 – Sub 1
January 18, 2023 – 1st Sub Passed, Bill Passed Committee
January 20, 2023 – Passed out of the Senate
January 27, 2023 – 2nd Sub Passed, Bill Passed House HHS Committee
February 1, 2023 – Passed out of the House
February 3, 2023 – Passed Senate Consent.
February 16, 2023 – Signed by the Governor
SB0154Sen C. WilsonAdoption AmendmentsThis bill codifies religious discrimination: “Provides protections for private child-placing agencies that decline to participate in child placing that is contrary to the agency’s sincerely held religious beliefs or the wishes of the birth mother”
1st Substitute – This dictates all providers will be part of a consortium and if they have religious issues with providing a service, another member of the consortium is required to provide the service.
January 31, 2023 – Opened
February 8, 2023 – 1st Substitute passed in Senate Business and Labor Committee
February 8, 2023 – Bill passed in Senate Business and Labor Committee
February 15, 2023 – Passed out of the Senate
February 27, 2023 – Bill passed in House Government Operations Committee
March 2, 2023 – Passed out of the House
HB0132Rep ShippProhibiting Sex Transitioning Procedures on MinorsOpened – This bill bans all transgender related healthcare for transgender youth. This bill has exceptions for Intersex surgeries.
1st Substitute – Allows “Grandfathering” for those taking cross-sex hormones when the bill is passed.
December 29, 2022 – Opened
January 25, 2023 – 1st Sub passed in House HHS Committee
January 25, 2023 – Bill failed in House HHS Committee
HB0209Rep TeuscherParticipation in Extracurricular Activities AmendmentsApplies requirements on private and home school students. This, coupled with last year’s sports ban and this year’s HB0463 will impose the ban and birth certificate requirements on non-public school attending students.January 12, 2023 – Opened
January 27, 2023 – 1st Substitute passed in House Education Committee
January 27, 2023 – Passed in House Education Committee
February 2, 2023 – 2nd Substitute passed in House
February 2, 2023 – Bill passed in House
February 10, 2023 – 3rd Substitute passed in Senate Education Committee
February 10, 2023 – Passed in Senate Education Committee
February 23, 2023 – Senate passed Substitute 5
February 28, 2023 – Senate passed Substitute 6
March 3, 2023 – Bill passes Senate
March 3, 2023 – Bill received House Concurrence
HB0228Rep PetersonUnprofessional Conduct AmendmentsThis bill intends to allow the highly discredited “Talk Therapy” as not being Conversion Therapy
2nd Substitute – Bill was reworded to ban Conversion Therapy, including “Talk Therapy” that is actually Conversion Therapy. It added verbiage beyond the existing DOPL rule to remove the concerns expressed by some therapists that felt unsure what they could provide.
January 17, 2023 – Opened
February 6, 2023 – 2nd Substitute passed in House Business and Labor Committee
February 9, 2023 – Bill passed in House
February 13, 2023 – Passed in Senate Health and Human Services
February 17, 2023 – Bill passed in Senate
HB0329Rep JackAdult Event Permit AmendmentsThis bill sets rules around having a permitted event with an adult theme. The public entity who gives a permit gets to define what is adult.
Substitute 1 – Minor changes from referencing sex to adult events.
Substitute 2 – Added language including parades and outdoor events.
Substitute 3 – Added one co-sponsor
January 30, 2023 – Opened
February 21, 2023 – Substitute 1 passed in House Political Subdivisions Committee
February 21, 2023 – Passed out of the House Political Subdivisions Committee
February 22, 2023 – Substitute 2 passed on House Floor
February 22, 2023 – Passed out of the House
February 27, 2023 – Senate Government Operations passes Substitute 3
February 27, 2023 – Senate Government Operations passes bill
March 3, 2023 – Bill fails to come out of Senate rules in final day.
HB0463Rep BirkelandHigh School Sports AmendmentsProhibits a public school from participation in an athletics association that does not collect and review an athlete’s birth certificate during the registration process.
Substitute 1 – Added language to allow alternate Identifications for those without Birth Certificates. States collection of documents is not for determining eligibility
February 13, 2023 – Opened
February 22, 2023 – Substitute 1 passed in House Judiciary Committee
February 22, 2023 – Passed out of the House Judiciary Committee
February 27, 2023 – Passes House
March 3, 2023 – Bill fails to come out of Senate rules in final day.
HJR005Rep HayesJoint Resolution for Gender Reassignment Surgical Health BenefitsOpened – This resolution is to provide a path for adults with insurance coverage under the Public Employees’ Benefit and Insurance Program (PEHP) to get gender reassignment surgery coverage.January 6, 2023 – Opened
March 3, 2023 – Bill fails to come out of House rules in final day.
HB0550Rep StenquistSchool Curriculum RequirementsOpened – Bans discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity in Kindergarten through 3rd grade.February 22, 2023 – Opened
February 24, 2023 – Assigned to House Transportation Committee
February 28, 2023 – Returned to the House Rules Committee
March 3, 2023 – Bill fails to come out of House rules in final day.

2022 Special Session

Bill NumberSponsorTitleDescriptionStatus
HB0011Rep BirkelandSEX CHARACTERISTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURESThis bill will ban Transgender girls from participating in girl’s sports. Additionally, there is verbiage that if the ban receives an injunction, then a review Commission will be put in place to determine eligibility.Veto overridden Senate 21-8 and House 56-18-1.
HB3001Rep BirkelandSEX-DESIGNATED INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS
INDEMNIFICATION
Provided indemnification from lawsuits and $500,000 funding for legal expenses.Passed Senate 22-5-2 and House 58-15-2.
HB3002Rep KwanTRANSGENDER STUDENT ATHLETE PARTICIPATION
AMENDMENTS
Repeals HB0011 and provides a path for transgender participation in sports.Not brought to floor.

2022 General Session

Bill NumberSponsorTitleDescriptionStatus
HB0011Rep BirkelandSTUDENT ELIGIBILITY IN INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIESThis bill will ban Transgender girls from participating in girl’s sports. Additionally, there is verbiage that if the ban receives an injunction, then a review Commission will be put in place to determine eligibility.Passed Senate 16-13 and House 46-29. Governor Vetoed.
HB0127Rep ShippMEDICAL PRACTICE AMENDMENTSThis bill bans all transgender related healthcare for transgender youth. This bill has exceptions for Intersex surgeries.Went to the HHS Committee and never heard in committee. Sent back to Rules at session end.

2021 General Session

Bill NumberSponsorTitleDescriptionStatus
HB0302Rep BirkelandPRESERVING SPORTS FOR FEMALE STUDENTSThis bill will ban Transgender girls from participating in girl’s sports.Passed House 50-23-2. At Senate HHS Committee, there was a motion to adjourn during the discussion which tabled the bill
HB0092Rep ShippMEDICAL PRACTICE AMENDMENTSThis bill bans all transgender related healthcare for transgender youth. This bill has exceptions for Intersex surgeries.Went to the HHS Committee and was returned to Rules on a 10-3 vote.

2020 General Session

Bill NumberSponsorTitleDescriptionStatus
HB0449Rep DawSTUDY OF THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND CARE OF     
TRANSGENDER MINORS
This bill bans all transgender related healthcare for transgender youth. This bill has exceptions for Intersex surgeries.Went to the HHS Committee and was returned to Rules on a 10-3 vote.

2019 General Session

Bill NumberSponsorTitleDescriptionStatus
SB0103Sen ThatcherVICTIM TARGETING PENALTY ENHANCEMENTSProvides an enhanced penalty for a criminal offense committed against a victim who is selected because of certain personal attributes; Passed Senate 22-3-4 and House 64-9-2.
HB0153Rep NelsonUTAH VITAL STATISTICS ACT AMENDMENTSPrevents sex marker change and makes the Birth Certificate show amended data unless there is good cause.Sponsor ceased pushing bill; returned to Rules at session end.
HB0399Rep HallPROHIBITION OF THE PRACTICE OF CONVERSION
THERAPY UPON MINORS
Prohibits certain mental health therapists from practicing conversion therapy.Was adversely amended in Judicial Committee and passed 8-4. Sponsor circled it on the House floor.

2018 General Session

Bill NumberSponsorTitleDescriptionStatus
SB0138Sen WeilerSEX CHANGE AMENDMENTSProvides clarification to existing law on birth certificate changes. Started as fully transgender affirming and went to vote with amendments excluding minors and showing the birth certificate as amended.Did not pass in Senate 10-16-3.

2015 General Session

Bill NumberSponsorTitleDescriptionStatus
SB0296Sen UrquhartANTIDISCRIMINATION AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
AMENDMENTS
Provides non-discrimination protections for employment and housing by adding sexual orientation and gender identity while addressing religious freedoms.Pass in Senate 23-5-1 and House 65-10.