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Tracking the anti- and pro- LGBTQ+ bills in the statehouses & in Congress for the team's fourth year.
This is what's already lined up for 2026:
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This is what's already lined up for 2026:
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Kansas has passed a bill that would revoke trans people's drivers licenses, forcing them to surrender them for replacements.
It also creates trans bounty hunters that can sue trans people for money.
It goes to the gov, who will veto, but R's can override.
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It also creates trans bounty hunters that can sue trans people for money.
It goes to the gov, who will veto, but R's can override.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Kansas Legislature Passes Trans Bathroom Bounty, Drivers License Revocations
“They're using very overtly anti-democratic measures to pass all this stuff because they know that it's unpopular.”
www.erininthemorning.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Kansas has passed a bill that would revoke trans people's drivers licenses, forcing them to surrender them for replacements.
It also creates trans bounty hunters that can sue trans people for money.
It goes to the gov, who will veto, but R's can override.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
It also creates trans bounty hunters that can sue trans people for money.
It goes to the gov, who will veto, but R's can override.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Arizona Republican State Sen. Kavanaugh wants to put a second trans bathroom ban on the ballot - this one for any government owned or government financed property.
legiscan.com/AZ/text/SCR1...
legiscan.com/AZ/text/SCR1...
January 30, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Arizona Republican State Sen. Kavanaugh wants to put a second trans bathroom ban on the ballot - this one for any government owned or government financed property.
legiscan.com/AZ/text/SCR1...
legiscan.com/AZ/text/SCR1...
Positive Bill
Arizona State Senate Democrats want to repeal the trans girls / trans women's sport ban for K12 & colleges through SB 1612
legiscan.com/AZ/text/SB16...
Arizona State Senate Democrats want to repeal the trans girls / trans women's sport ban for K12 & colleges through SB 1612
legiscan.com/AZ/text/SB16...
Arizona SB1612 | 2026 | Fifty-seventh Legislature 2nd Regular
Bill Text Biological sex; team designations; repeal
legiscan.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Positive Bill
Arizona State Senate Democrats want to repeal the trans girls / trans women's sport ban for K12 & colleges through SB 1612
legiscan.com/AZ/text/SB16...
Arizona State Senate Democrats want to repeal the trans girls / trans women's sport ban for K12 & colleges through SB 1612
legiscan.com/AZ/text/SB16...
West Virginia State Sen. Mike Azinger's weird obsession with trans people continues with SB 687 which would criminalize "any transvestite and/or transgender exposure, performances, or display to any minor" within about half a mile of a school.
legiscan.com/WV/text/SB68...
legiscan.com/WV/text/SB68...
January 30, 2026 at 6:25 PM
West Virginia State Sen. Mike Azinger's weird obsession with trans people continues with SB 687 which would criminalize "any transvestite and/or transgender exposure, performances, or display to any minor" within about half a mile of a school.
legiscan.com/WV/text/SB68...
legiscan.com/WV/text/SB68...
New Mexico House Republicans are floating another variation on Alliance Defending Freedom's 2020 Save Women's Sports Ban model bill - HB 233
This one extends the ban beyond the usual K12 & colleges to also include club sports.
legiscan.com/NM/text/HB23...
This one extends the ban beyond the usual K12 & colleges to also include club sports.
legiscan.com/NM/text/HB23...
New Mexico HB233 | 2026 | Regular Session
Bill Text (2026-01-29) Protection Of Women's Sports Act [Not Printed]
legiscan.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:10 PM
New Mexico House Republicans are floating another variation on Alliance Defending Freedom's 2020 Save Women's Sports Ban model bill - HB 233
This one extends the ban beyond the usual K12 & colleges to also include club sports.
legiscan.com/NM/text/HB23...
This one extends the ban beyond the usual K12 & colleges to also include club sports.
legiscan.com/NM/text/HB23...
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If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM
If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
South Dakota State House Republicans think tv shows aimed at 15 year-olds are "children's programming", that you shouldn't put ads that mention gender identity during those shows, & that's the same hazard as ads w/ sex, nicotine, drugs, gambling, or booze.
HB 1116
legiscan.com/SD/text/HB11...
HB 1116
legiscan.com/SD/text/HB11...
South Dakota HB1116 | 2026 | Regular Session
Bill Text (2026-02-02) Prohibit a video streaming service from transmitting certain advertising during children's programming and provide a penalty therefor. [Scheduled for hearing H.J. 1]
legiscan.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:17 AM
South Dakota State House Republicans think tv shows aimed at 15 year-olds are "children's programming", that you shouldn't put ads that mention gender identity during those shows, & that's the same hazard as ads w/ sex, nicotine, drugs, gambling, or booze.
HB 1116
legiscan.com/SD/text/HB11...
HB 1116
legiscan.com/SD/text/HB11...
South Dakota State House Republicans think that males and females should be defined by who produces eggs and that that should be spread throughout state law via HB 1184
legiscan.com/SD/text/HB11...
legiscan.com/SD/text/HB11...
South Dakota HB1184 | 2026 | Regular Session
Bill Text Define man and woman throughout the state and prohibit funding for anything to the contrary.
legiscan.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 AM
South Dakota State House Republicans think that males and females should be defined by who produces eggs and that that should be spread throughout state law via HB 1184
legiscan.com/SD/text/HB11...
legiscan.com/SD/text/HB11...
South Dakota State Senators have a "parents' rights bill" which among other things would force schools to out trans kids to their parents.
legiscan.com/SD/text/SB19...
legiscan.com/SD/text/SB19...
South Dakota SB190 | 2026 | Regular Session
Bill Text (2026-01-29) Provide for the rights of a parent. [First read in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary S.J. 140]
legiscan.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:38 AM
South Dakota State Senators have a "parents' rights bill" which among other things would force schools to out trans kids to their parents.
legiscan.com/SD/text/SB19...
legiscan.com/SD/text/SB19...
And this blast from the past, Alliance Defending Freedom, trans bathroom ban, has passed in the South Carolina House.
It's a classic. You first heard it back in 2015. From ADF & ACPeds, it's South Carolina's latest go at the Student Physical Privacy Act.
A K12 and Higher Education, trans bathroom ban:
@legialerts.org
legiscan.com/SC/bill/H475...
A K12 and Higher Education, trans bathroom ban:
@legialerts.org
legiscan.com/SC/bill/H475...
South Carolina H4756 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Summary (2025-12-16) South Carolina Student Physical Privacy Act [Referred to Committee on Judiciary]
legiscan.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:16 AM
And this blast from the past, Alliance Defending Freedom, trans bathroom ban, has passed in the South Carolina House.
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This is a flat out ban on trans male athletes. They can't compete in men's leagues and they can't compete in women's leagues.
January 29, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This is a flat out ban on trans male athletes. They can't compete in men's leagues and they can't compete in women's leagues.
Each of the past 4 years, Virginia State Sen. Mark Peake has tryed to:
* ban gender affirming medical care for all Virginians under the age of 21
* force physicians to out trans youth to parents &
* allow conversion therapy if aligned with religious convictions
SB 411
legiscan.com/VA/text/SB41...
* ban gender affirming medical care for all Virginians under the age of 21
* force physicians to out trans youth to parents &
* allow conversion therapy if aligned with religious convictions
SB 411
legiscan.com/VA/text/SB41...
Virginia SB411 | 2026 | Regular Regular Session
Bill Text (2026-01-30) Youth Health Protection Act; established, civil penalty. [Assigned Education sub: Health Professions]
legiscan.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Each of the past 4 years, Virginia State Sen. Mark Peake has tryed to:
* ban gender affirming medical care for all Virginians under the age of 21
* force physicians to out trans youth to parents &
* allow conversion therapy if aligned with religious convictions
SB 411
legiscan.com/VA/text/SB41...
* ban gender affirming medical care for all Virginians under the age of 21
* force physicians to out trans youth to parents &
* allow conversion therapy if aligned with religious convictions
SB 411
legiscan.com/VA/text/SB41...
South Carolina Republican State Sen. Mike Reichenbach thinks that Congress and SCOTUS need encouragement to discriminate against trans women and trans girls in school sports and introduced S 0860.
legiscan.com/SC/text/S086...
legiscan.com/SC/text/S086...
South Carolina S0860 | 2025-2026 | 126th General Assembly
Bill Text (2026-01-28) Women's Sports [Referred to Committee on Education]
legiscan.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:21 AM
South Carolina Republican State Sen. Mike Reichenbach thinks that Congress and SCOTUS need encouragement to discriminate against trans women and trans girls in school sports and introduced S 0860.
legiscan.com/SC/text/S086...
legiscan.com/SC/text/S086...
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Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
January 28, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.
Utah State Rep. David Shallenberger is sponsoring HB 0404 which says it's ok to discriminate against trans folks in single-sex housing. Or more specifically for landlords to restrict single sex housing to birth designated gender.
legiscan.com/UT/bill/HB04...
legiscan.com/UT/bill/HB04...
Utah HB0404 | 2026 | General Session
Summary (2026-01-27) Sex-Designated Housing Amendments [Numbered Bill Publicly Distributed in Legislative Research and General Counsel]
legiscan.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Utah State Rep. David Shallenberger is sponsoring HB 0404 which says it's ok to discriminate against trans folks in single-sex housing. Or more specifically for landlords to restrict single sex housing to birth designated gender.
legiscan.com/UT/bill/HB04...
legiscan.com/UT/bill/HB04...
Idaho made a Pride flag ban last year; Boise got around it by making a Pride flag design an official city flag. State Rep Ted Hill wants to kill that loophole because Pride flags are icky, with H 0538
www.eastidahonews.com/2026/01/new-...
www.eastidahonews.com/2026/01/new-...
New Idaho bill would fine cities for flying LGBTQ+ pride flag - East Idaho News
BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — After the city of Boise declared the LGBTQ+ pride flag as an official flag to work around a state law, an Idaho Republican lawmaker proposed banning cities and counties fro...
www.eastidahonews.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Idaho made a Pride flag ban last year; Boise got around it by making a Pride flag design an official city flag. State Rep Ted Hill wants to kill that loophole because Pride flags are icky, with H 0538
www.eastidahonews.com/2026/01/new-...
www.eastidahonews.com/2026/01/new-...
The House version of this Federal study/military nondiscrimination bill is US HB 7238 (aka US H.R. 7238)
www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/27/t...
www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/27/t...
Top Democrats reintroduce bill to investigate discrimination against LGBTQ military members
Takano, Jacobs, and Blumenthal sponsored measure
www.washingtonblade.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:46 PM
The House version of this Federal study/military nondiscrimination bill is US HB 7238 (aka US H.R. 7238)
www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/27/t...
www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/27/t...
A trans bathroom ban got folded into Indiana SB 0182 earlier. It was already also a prison placement ban and birth certificate change ban.
Now it's passed the Indiana Senate.
archive.ph/aStsC
Now it's passed the Indiana Senate.
archive.ph/aStsC
January 27, 2026 at 11:39 PM
A trans bathroom ban got folded into Indiana SB 0182 earlier. It was already also a prison placement ban and birth certificate change ban.
Now it's passed the Indiana Senate.
archive.ph/aStsC
Now it's passed the Indiana Senate.
archive.ph/aStsC
West Virginia State Sen. Mike Azinger isn't sure if you got the message with the previous wording, so SB 630 criminalizes "any transvestite and/or transgender exposure, performances, or display to any minor."
legiscan.com/WV/text/SB63...
legiscan.com/WV/text/SB63...
January 27, 2026 at 8:50 PM
West Virginia State Sen. Mike Azinger isn't sure if you got the message with the previous wording, so SB 630 criminalizes "any transvestite and/or transgender exposure, performances, or display to any minor."
legiscan.com/WV/text/SB63...
legiscan.com/WV/text/SB63...
West Virginia State Sen. Mike Azinger thinks you shouldn't provide nor facilitate gender affirming medical care or gender affirming counseling or therapy to anyone under the age of 21. But conversion therapy is cool.
SB 629
legiscan.com/WV/bill/SB62...
SB 629
legiscan.com/WV/bill/SB62...
West Virginia SB629 | 2026 | Regular Session
Summary (2026-01-27) Prohibiting gender transition surgeries, treatments, and therapies to minors [To Health and Human Resources]
legiscan.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:56 PM
West Virginia State Sen. Mike Azinger thinks you shouldn't provide nor facilitate gender affirming medical care or gender affirming counseling or therapy to anyone under the age of 21. But conversion therapy is cool.
SB 629
legiscan.com/WV/bill/SB62...
SB 629
legiscan.com/WV/bill/SB62...
Positive Legislation
Colorado Senate Democrats, two weeks ago, introduced a bill to enhance the privacy of trans youth who have changed their names and/or gender markers.
SB 018 (or SB 26-018)
www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/01/26/c...
Colorado Senate Democrats, two weeks ago, introduced a bill to enhance the privacy of trans youth who have changed their names and/or gender markers.
SB 018 (or SB 26-018)
www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/01/26/c...
Colorado Democrats reignite debate over gender identity in child custody cases
Democratic lawmakers eye reviving a provision related to gender identity in child custody cases that was stripped from a bill signed into law last year. Last session, lawmakers passed House Bill 1312,...
www.coloradopolitics.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Positive Legislation
Colorado Senate Democrats, two weeks ago, introduced a bill to enhance the privacy of trans youth who have changed their names and/or gender markers.
SB 018 (or SB 26-018)
www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/01/26/c...
Colorado Senate Democrats, two weeks ago, introduced a bill to enhance the privacy of trans youth who have changed their names and/or gender markers.
SB 018 (or SB 26-018)
www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/01/26/c...
After adding a trans bathroom ban for government owned properties to the bill, Kansas GOP gutted an existing Senate Bill (SB 244) and added the contents of this one to it
kansasreflector.com/2026/01/27/k...
kansasreflector.com/2026/01/27/k...
January 27, 2026 at 5:28 PM
After adding a trans bathroom ban for government owned properties to the bill, Kansas GOP gutted an existing Senate Bill (SB 244) and added the contents of this one to it
kansasreflector.com/2026/01/27/k...
kansasreflector.com/2026/01/27/k...
KOSA, the Kids Online Safety Act, may sound like a good thing, but it would have the effect of blocking from teens access to information and community related to LGBTQ+ topics by means of selective enforcement.
Alaska Dem State Rep. Ted Eischeid supports it though:
legiscan.com/AK/text/HJR2...
Alaska Dem State Rep. Ted Eischeid supports it though:
legiscan.com/AK/text/HJR2...
Alaska HJR28 | 2025-2026 | 34th Legislature
Bill Text (2026-01-23) Support Kids Online Safety Act [REFERRED TO EDUCATION]
legiscan.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:52 PM
KOSA, the Kids Online Safety Act, may sound like a good thing, but it would have the effect of blocking from teens access to information and community related to LGBTQ+ topics by means of selective enforcement.
Alaska Dem State Rep. Ted Eischeid supports it though:
legiscan.com/AK/text/HJR2...
Alaska Dem State Rep. Ted Eischeid supports it though:
legiscan.com/AK/text/HJR2...
Positive Bill
Idaho Democratic State Sen. Melissa Wintrow has introduced S 1228 which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the protected classes for public accommodations, housing, and education nondiscrimination.
legiscan.com/ID/text/S122...
Idaho Democratic State Sen. Melissa Wintrow has introduced S 1228 which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the protected classes for public accommodations, housing, and education nondiscrimination.
legiscan.com/ID/text/S122...
Idaho S1228 | 2026 | Regular Session
Bill Text (2026-01-23) Amends existing law to provide that freedom from discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity is a civil right. [Introduced; read first time; referred to JR f...
legiscan.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Positive Bill
Idaho Democratic State Sen. Melissa Wintrow has introduced S 1228 which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the protected classes for public accommodations, housing, and education nondiscrimination.
legiscan.com/ID/text/S122...
Idaho Democratic State Sen. Melissa Wintrow has introduced S 1228 which would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the protected classes for public accommodations, housing, and education nondiscrimination.
legiscan.com/ID/text/S122...
Positive Bill
Arizona State Senate Democrats want to remove the same-sex marriage ban from the state constitution and replace it with an amendment guaranteeing marriage equality through SCR 1018
legiscan.com/AZ/text/SCR1...
Arizona State Senate Democrats want to remove the same-sex marriage ban from the state constitution and replace it with an amendment guaranteeing marriage equality through SCR 1018
legiscan.com/AZ/text/SCR1...
Arizona SCR1018 | 2026 | Fifty-seventh Legislature 2nd Regular
Bill Text Same-sex marriage; constitutional right
legiscan.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Positive Bill
Arizona State Senate Democrats want to remove the same-sex marriage ban from the state constitution and replace it with an amendment guaranteeing marriage equality through SCR 1018
legiscan.com/AZ/text/SCR1...
Arizona State Senate Democrats want to remove the same-sex marriage ban from the state constitution and replace it with an amendment guaranteeing marriage equality through SCR 1018
legiscan.com/AZ/text/SCR1...