Legislation Affecting LGBT Rights Across the Country

Last updated 4/20/2021

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in America continue to face discrimination in their daily lives. While more states every year work to pass laws to protect LGBTQ people, we continue to see state legislatures advancing bills that target transgender people, limit local protections, and allow the use of religion to discriminate.

*Note: Bills are reported as Active below if they were introduced in their states' 2020 legislative sessions and have carried over to 2021. The status date indicates the convening of the state's 2021 session or the most current activity on a particular bill.

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Anti-LGBTQ Bills:

Anti-Trans Bills

These measures target transgender and nonbinary people for discrimination, such as by barring or criminalizing healthcare for transgender youth, barring access to the use of appropriate facilities like restrooms, restricting transgender students’ ability to fully participate in school and sports, allowing religiously-motivated discrimination against trans people, or making it more difficult for trans people to get identification documents with their name and gender.

a. Prohibiting healthcare for transgender youth

State	Bill Number	Status
AL	SB 10 HB 1	Passed Senate 3/2/21; Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 3 amendments 3/16/21 Read for the second time and placed on calendar with 1 amendment 2/24/21
AR	SB 347 HB 1570	Read for the second time and referred to committee 2/22/21 Signed into law 4/13/21
AZ	SB 1511	Assigned to committee and read the second time 2/2/21
FL	HB 935	Read for the first time 3/2/21
GA	HB 401	Read for the second time 2/16/21
IA	HF 193	Introduced and referred to committee 1/22/21
IN	SB 224	Died in committee 2/23/21
KS	HB 2210	Introduced and referred to committee 2/3/21
KY	HB 336 HB 477	Died 4/2/21 Died 4/2/21
LA	HB 575 SB 104	Referred to committee 4/12/21 Read for the second time and referred to commitee 412/21
MS	SB 2171	Died in committee 2/2/21
MO	HB 33	Hearing completed 3/10/21
MT	HB 113	Failed to pass committee on 1/26; Motion to reconsider failed 1/27
NC	SB 514	Read for the first time and referred to committee 4/6/21
OK	SB 583 SB 676	Read for the second time and referred to committee 2/2/21 Read for the second time and referred to committee 2/2/21
SC	HB 3477 HB 4047	Read for the first time and referred to committee 1/12/21 Referred to committee 3/9/21
TN	SB 657 HB 578	Referred to committee 2/11/21 Deferred to 2022
TX	HB 68 HB1339 SB 16446	Read for the first time and referred to committee 2/25/21 Passed House commitee 4/14/21 Committee hearing 4/12/21
UT	HB 92	Died 3/5/21
WV	HB 2171	Referred to committee 2/10/21

b. Single-Sex Facility Restrictions

State

Bill Number

Status

HB 1882

HB 1905

Read for the second time and referred to committee 4/6/21

Read for the second time and referred to committee 4/12/21

HB 1223

SB 1367

HB 1182

SB 1224

Passed House 4/19/21

Placed on Senate calendar 4/19/21

Passed House 3/29/21

On committee calendar 4/20/21

c. Excluding transgender youth from athletics

State	Bill Number	Status
AL	HB 391	Enrolled in House and Senate and forwarded to Executive Department 4/15/21
AR	SJR 16 SB 354 SB 450	Read for the second time and referred to committee 2/10/21 Passed in the Senate 3/10/21; Passed in the House 3/22/21; Signed 3/29/21 Passed in the Senate 4/5/21; Read for the second time and referred to committee in the House 4/5/21
AZ	SJR 16 SB 354	Read for the second time with amendment and re-referred to committee 2/23/21 Read for the second time and referred to committee 2/23/21
CT	SB 324 HB 6128	Referred to committee 1/25/21 Referred to committee 1/29/21
FL	HB 935 HB 1475 SB 2012	Read for the first time 3/2/21 Read for the third time and passed in House 4/14/21; Sent to Senate 4/15/21 On committee agenda 4/15/21
GA	HB 276 HB 372 SB 266	Read for the second time 2/8/21 Read for the second time 2/11/21 Read for the second time 3/5/21
HI	HB 1304	Referred to committee 2/1/21
IA	HF 184	Introduced and referred to committee 1/22/21
KS	SB 208	Passed as amended in Senate 3/17/21; Introduced and referred to committee in House 3/19/21
LA	HB 542 SB 156	Referred to commitee 4/12/21 Read for the second time and referred to committee4/12/21
KY	SB 106 HB 471	Died 4/2/21 Died 4/2/21
ME	HP 682	Referred to House and Senate committees 3/10/21
MI	SB 218	Referred to committee 3/10/21
MN	HF 350 HF 352 HF 1657	Referred to committee 1/28/21 Referred to committee 1/28/21 Referred to committee 2/25/21
MO	HB 1077 HJR 56 SB 503	Referred to committee 2/18/21 Referred to committee 2/18/21 Read for the second time and referred to committee 3/4/21
MS	SB 2536	Passed Senate as amended 2/11/21; Passed House 3/3/21; Approved by Governor 3/11/21
MT	HB 112	Scheduled for second reading in House 4/12/21; Hearing in Senate 4/19/21
NH	HB 198	Committee hearing scheduled 3/9/21
NJ	S 3540	Introduced and referred to committee 3/11/21
NM	HB 304	Referred to committee 2/18/21
ND	HB 1298	Read for the second time and passed in House 4/14/21; Read for the second time and pass as amended in Senate 4/15/21
OH	HB 61 SB 132	Referred to committee 2/4/21 Referred to committee 3/17/21
OK	SB 331 SB 2	Read for the second time and referred to committee 2/2/21 Passed in Senate 3/1/21; Passed in House committee with amendment 4/8/21
PA	HB 972	Referred to committee 4/5/21
SC	SB 531	Referred to committee 2/9/21
SD	HB 1217	Passed as amended in House 2/22/21; Passed Senate 3/8/21; Vetoed for style and form 3/29/21; Veto override failed 3/29/21
TN	HB 3 SB 228	Signed by Governor 3/26/21 Signed by Governor 3/26/21
TX	SB 29 SB 373 HB 1458 HB 3455 HB 4042 HB 4043	Passed in Senate 4/15/21; Received in House 4/15/21 Read for the first time and referred to committee 3/9/21 Read for the first time and referred to committee 3/5/21 Read for the first time and referred to committee 3/22/21 Scheduled for public hearing 4/20/21 Read for the first time and referred to committee 3/29/21
UT	HB 302	Died 3/5/21
WI	AB 195 AB 196	Introduced, read for the first time, and referred to commitee 3/25/21 Introduced, read for the first time, and referred to committee 3/25/21
WV	HB 2141 HB 2676 HB 2734 HB 3292 SB 341	Referred to committee 2/10/21 Referred to committee 2/23/21 Referred to committee 2/24/21 Passed both chambers 4/10/21 Referred to committee 2/18/21

d. Restrictions on Identification Documents

State	Bill Number	Status
MT	LC 2997 /SB 280	Sent to Senate 4/13/21; Read for the third time and passed in House 4/12/21
SD	HB 1076	Died in committee 2/5/21

e. Other Anti-Trans bills

State	Bill Number	Status
AR	HB 1749	Read for the second time and referred to committee in House 3/16/21; Read for the second time and referred to commitee in Senate 4/8/21
AZ	HB 2710	Read for the second time 2/3/21
IA	SF 167 HF 272 HF 326	Subcommittee recommends passage 2/16/21 Introduced and referred to committee 1/27/21 Introduced and referred to committee 2/2/21
KY	HB 336	Died 4/2/21
ND	HB 1476	Withdrawn from further consideration 1/21/21

Religious Exemption Bills

a. Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRAs)

State	Bill Number	Status
AR	HJR 1024 SJR 14	Read the second time and referred to committee 2/10/21 Recommended to pass by committee 4/13/21
IA	HF 170 SF 436	Introduced 1/22/21 Subcommittee recommends passage 3/2/21
IN	HB 1503	Died in committee 2/23/21
MT	SB 215	Transmitted to Governor 4/13/21
NH	HB 440	Passed with amendment in House 4/9/21; Introduced and referred to commitee in Senate 4/13/21
SD	SB 124	Signed by the Governor 3/10/21
WV	HB 2545	Referred to committee 2/16/21
WY	HB 264	Did not consider for introduction 3/8/21

b. Religious Exemptions in Healthcare Implicating LGBTQ People

State	Bill Number	Status
AR	SB 289	Passed in House with amendment 3/15/21; passed Senate as amended 3/18/21; Signed by Governor 3/29/21
KY	SB 83	Died 4/2/21
MT	SB 245	Second reading indefinitely postponed 3/1/21
NC	SB 515	Referred to committee 4/6/21
NM	SB 323	Introduced and referred to committee 2/1/21
SC	HB 3518	Introduced, read for the first time, and referred to committee 1/12/21
SD	HB 1247	Committee vote failed 2/24/21
TX	HB 1424 SB 1674	Hearing 4/14/21 Read for the first time and referred to committee 3/24/21

c. Religious Exemptions in Adoption & Foster Care

State	Bill Number	Status
IA	HF 170	Introduced 1/22/21
KY	HB 524	Died 4/2/21
SC	H 3878	Introduced, read for the first time, and referred to committee 2/11/21
WV	SB 13	Introduced and referred to committee 2/10/21

d. Religious Exemptions in Schools and Student Organizations

State	Bill Number	Status
MO	SB 332	Read for the second time and referred to committee 2/4/21

e. Other Religious Exemption Bills

State	Bill Number	Status
IA	HF 170	Introduced and referred to committee 1/22/21
MA	HD 3468	Introduced 2/20/21
ND	HB 1476	Withdrawn from further consideration 1/21/21

Bills Pre-Empting Local Protections

These bills prevent cities and other local government entities from passing nondiscrimination protections that are more expansive than the protections offered at the state level, including protections for LGBTQ people.

Other Anti-LGBTQ Bills

State	Bill Number	Status
AR	SB 389	Read for the third time and passed in Senate 3/16/21; Passed in House 3/31/21; Delivered to Governor 4/1/21
IN	SB 288	Read for the second time 2/22/21
IN	SB 289	Read for the first time and referred to committee 1/11/21
MO	HB 786	Referred to committee 3/4/21
OK	SB 615	Read for the second time and referred to committee 2/2/21
TN	SB 1208 SB 1229 HB 529	Passed on second consideration and referred to committee 2/22/21 Enrolled 4/14/21 Comparable Senate bill substituted 4/14/21
WI	AB 14 SB 31	Referred to committee 3/16/21 Read the second time and referred to committee 3/16/21

LGBTQ Equality Bills

a. Nondiscrimination protections

State	Bill Number	Status
AK	HB 17	Read for the first time and referred to committee 2/18/21
ID	SB 1030	Referred to committee 1/25/21
KY	HB 130 HB 116	Died 4/2/21 Died 4/2/21
MS	SB 2089 HB 806 HB 807	Died in committee 2/2/21 Died in committee 2/2/21 Died in committee 2/2/21
NE	LB 120	Hearing scheduled 2/26/21
SC	HB 3183	Referred to committee 1/12/21
TX	SB 233 HB 188 HB 191	Read for the first time and referred to committee 3/3/21 Read for the first time and referred to committee 2/25/21 Hearing 3/31/21

b. Protections in healthcare

State	Bill Number	Status
HI	SB 752	Referred to committee 1/27/21
WA	SB 5313	Passed on the third reading in Senate 2/26/21; Passed on the third reading in House 3/24/21

c. Allowing updated gender markers on ID

State	Bill Number	Status
AZ	SB 1163	Read for the second time 1/19/21
CA	AB 218 AB 439	Re-referred to committee 4/15/21 Read for the second time 4/8/21
IL	HB 9	Placed on calendar for third reading 4/16/21
MA	HD 153	Filed 1/13/21
NH	HB 295	Hearing scheduled 3/2/21
NY	S 4402	Advanced to third reading 3/10/21
OK	HB 2108	Referred for second reading 2/2/21
TX	SB 210 HB 338	Read for the first time and referred to committee 3/3/21 Read for the first time and referred to committee 2/25/21

d. Sex work decriminalization bills

State	Bill Number	Status
CT	HB 5934	Referred to committee 1/28/21
NY	A 849 S 3075	Referred to committee 1/6/21 Referred to committee 1/27/21
NY	S 2878	Referred to committee 1/26/21

e. Other good bills

State	Bill Number	Status
AZ	HB 2652	Introduced 1/23/21
HI	SB 618	Passed second reading as amended and referred to committee 2/19/21
NY	A 691	Referred to committee 1/6/21