Legislation Affecting LGBTQ Rights Across the Country

Last updated 12/2/22 - This webpage is updated on a monthly basis on Fridays through December, and then weekly beginning in January when most state sessions resume

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer 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' 2021 legislative sessions and have carried over to 2022. The status date indicates the convening of the state's 2022 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 trans youth, barring access to the use of appropriate facilities like restrooms, restricting trans students’ ability to fully participate in school and sports, allowing religiously-motivated discrimination against trans people, or making it more difficult for them to get identification documents with their name and gender.

a. Restricting healthcare for transgender youth

State	Bill Number	Status
AL	SB 5 / HB 150 SB 184 / HB 266	Dead 4/7/22 Dead 4/7/22 Delivered to Governor 4/7/22 Dead 4/7/22
AZ	SB 1045 HB 2608 SB 1138 SB 1130	Dead 6/25/22 Dead 6/25/22 Signed by Governor 3/30/22 Dead 6/25/22
FL	HB 211	Dead 3/14/22
GA	HB 401	Dead 4/2/22
IA	HF 193	Dead 5/24/22
ID	H 675	Dead 3/31/22
IN	HB 1121 SB 34	Dead 3/14/22 Dead 3/14/22
KS	HB 2210/ SB 214	Dead 5/23/22 Dead 5/23/22
KY	HB 253 SB 84	Dead 4/14/22 Dead 4/14/22
LA	HB 570 HR 158	Dead 6/6/22 Dead 6/6/22
MI	HB 6454	Introduced and referred to committee 10/11/22
MO	HB 2649 SB 22 SB 843	Dead 5/13/22 Dead 10/4/22 Dead 5/13/22
MS	SB 2728 HB 1147	Died in committee 2/1/22 Died in committee 2/1/22
NC	SB 514	Dead 7/1/22
NJ	S 3076	Introduced and referred to committee 9/29/22
NH	HB 1651	Dead 5/26/22
OH	HB 454 HB 616	Active 1/3/22 Referred to committee 5/17/22
OK	SB 583 SB 676 HB 3240	Dead 5/27/22 Dead 5/27/22 Dead 5/27/22
SC	HB 4047	Dead 5/12/22
TN	SB 657 / HB 578 HB 2835 / SB 2696	Dead 4/28/22 Dead 4/28/22 Dead 4/28/22 Dead 4/28/22
UT	HB 0127	Dead 3/4/22
WI	SB 915 / AB 977	Failed to pass 3/15/22 Failed to pass 3/15/22
WV	HB 2171	Dead 3/12/22

b. Single-Sex Facility Restrictions

State	Bill Number	Status
AL	HB 322 HR 83	Delivered to Governor 4/7/22 Motion to adopt adopted 2/22/22
MN	HF 3843	Introduced, read for the first time, and referred to committee 2/28/22
MS	SB 2679	Dead 5/23/22
OK	SB 1164 SB 1249 SB 615	Dead 5/27/22 Dead 5/27/22 Approved by Governor 5/25/22
SD	HB 1005	Dead 3/28/22
VA	HB 1126	Dead 3/12/22

c. Excluding transgender youth from athletics

State	Bill Number	Status
AK	HB 230	Dead 5/18/22
AZ	SB 1046 SB 1165	Dead 6/25/22 Signed by Governor 3/30/22
DE	SB 227 SB 346	Dead 6/30/22 Dead 7/25/22
GA	HB 276 HB 372 SB 266 SB 435	Dead 4/4/22 Dead 4/4/22 Dead 4/4/22 Dead 4/4/22
HI	HB 1304	Dead 5/5/22
IA	HF 184 HF 2309 HF 2416 / SF 2342	Dead 5/24/22 Withdrawn 2/21/22 Signed by Governor 3/3/22 Withdrawn 3/2/22
IN	HB 1041	Legislature override of Governor's veto 5/24/22
KS	SB 208 SB 484	Died in committee 5/23/22 Died in committee 5/23/22
KY	HB 23 HB 247 SB 83	Dead 4/14/22 Dead 4/14/22 Veto overriden; delivered to Secretary of State 4/13/22
LA	SB 44	Became Act without Governor's signature 6/6/22
MD	HB 0757	Dead 4/11/22
MI	SB 218	Active 1/12/22
MN	HF 350 HF 352 HF 1657 HF 4282	Active 1/31/22 Active 1/31/22 Active 1/31/22 Introduced, read for the first time, and referred to committee 3/14/22
MO	SB 740 HB 2461 HB 2735 HB 2734 HB 2140 HB 1973 SB 22 SB 781	Dead 5/13/22 Dead 5/13/22 Dead 5/13/22 Dead 5/13/22 Dead 5/13/22 Dead 5/13/22 Dead 10/4/22 Dead 5/13/22
MS	SB 2111 SB 2310	Died in committee 2/1/22 Died in committee 2/1/22
NH	HB 198	Dead 5/26/22
NJ	A 1630 S 589	Introduced and referred to committee 1/11/22 Introduced and referred to committee 1/11/22
OH	HB 61 SB 132 SB 187	Active 1/3/22 Active 1/3/22 Active 1/3/22
OK	SB 331 SB 2 HB 4245	Dead 5/27/22 Signed by Governor 3/30/22 Dead 5/27/22
PA	HB 972	Vetoed by Governor 7/8/22
RI	S 2501	Dead 6/23/22
SC	SB 531 HB 4608 HB 3477	Dead 5/12/22 Signed by Governor 5/16/22 Dead 5/12/22
SD	HB 1006 SB 46	Withdrawn 2/7/22 Signed by Governor 2/3/22
TN	HB 1894 / SB 1862 SB 2153 / HB 2316 HB 1895 / SB 1861	Withdrawn from subcommittee 1/31/22 Dead 4/28/22 Signed by Governor 5/6/22 Companion bill subsituted 4/25/22 Signed by Governor 4/22/22 Companion House bill substituted 4/11/22
UT	HB 11 HB 3002	Legislature overrides Governor's veto 3/25/22 Dead 3/4/22
VA	SB 766	Dead 3/12/22
WI	AB 195 / SB 323 AB 196 / SB 322	Failed to concur 3/15/22 Failed to pass 3/15/22 Failed to concur 3/15/22 Failed to pass 3/15/22
WV	HB 2141 HB 2676 HB 2734 SB 341	Dead 3/12/22 Dead 3/12/22 Dead 3/12/22 Dead 3/12/22
WY	SF 0051	Dead 3/11/22

d. Other school or curriculum restrictions

State	Bill Number	Status
AL	HB 322	Delivered to Governor 4/7/22
AZ	HB 2011 SB 1045 HB 2161 HB 2285	Dead 6/25/22 Dead 6/25/22 Signed by Governor 4/29/22 Dead 6/25/22
FL	SB 1834 / HB 1557 HB 7	Dead 3/14/22 Signed by Governor 3/28/22 Signed by Governor 4/22/22
GA	HB 1158	Dead 4/2/22
IA	SF 2024 HF 2054 HF 2053	Dead 5/24/22 Dead 5/24/22 Dead 5/24/22
IL	HB 5505	Dead 4/9/22
IN	HB 1040 HB 1228 HB 1231	Dead 3/14/22 Dead 3/14/22 Dead 3/14/22
KY	HB 14	Dead 4/14/22
LA	HB 570	Dead 6/6/22
MI	HB 6503 HB 6306	Introduced, read for the first time, and referred to committee 11/29/22 Introduced, read for the first time, and referred to committee 6/30/22
MS	SB 2679 SB 2881	Died in committee 2/1/22 Died in committee 2/1/22
MO	HB 1755 SB 645 HB 2189 SB 22	Dead 5/13/22 Dead 5/13/22 Dead 5/13/22 Dead 10/4/22
NJ	A 1418 S 585	Introduced and referred to committee 1/11/22 Introduced and referred to committee 1/11/22
NC	H 755	Dead 7/1/22
OK	SB 1142 SB 1654 HB 1888 / SB 657	Dead 5/27/22 Dead 5/27/22 Dead 5/27/22 Dead 5/27/22
PA	HB 2813 SB 1278	Dead 11/30/22 Dead 11/30/22
RI	H 7138 H 7539 S 2516	Dead 6/23/22 Dead 6/23/22 Dead 6/23/22
SC	SB 900 HB 4605	Dead 5/12/22 Dead 5/12/22
TN	SB 2777 / HB 2633 HB 0800 SB 1216	Dead 4/28/22 Dead 4/28/22 Dead 4/28/22 Dead 4/28/22
VA	SB 20 HB 988	Passed by indefinitely in committee 2/3/22 Died in committee 2/7/22
WV	SB 498 HB 4016	Dead 3/12/22 Dead 3/12/22

e. Restrictions on accessing accurate ID

State

Bill Number

Status

SB 2356 /

HB 1099

Dead 2/10/22

Died on calendar 3/9/22

SB 1100

Signed by Governor 4/26/22

f. Other Anti-Trans bills

State	Bill Number	Status
IA	SF 167 HF 272 HF 326	Dead 5/24/22 Dead 5/24/22 Dead 5/24/22
IN	SB 402	Dead 3/14/22
NH	HB 1180	Dead 5/26/22
SC	HB 5150	Effective 7/1/22

Religious Exemption Bills

a. Religious Freedom Restoration Acts (RFRAs)

State	Bill Number	Status
IA	HF 170 SF 436	Dead 5/24/22 Dead 5/24/22
NJ	A 328	Introduced and referred to committee 1/11/22
WV	HB 2545	Dead 3/12/22
WY	HB 0154	Dead 3/11/22

b. Religious Exemptions in Healthcare Implicating LGBTQ People

State	Bill Number	Status
FL	HB 747	Died in committee 3/14/22
KY	HB 495	Dead 4/14/22
SC	HB 3518 S. 811 H. 4776	Dead 5/12/22 Dead 5/24/22 Signed by Governor 6/17/22

c. Religious Exemptions in Adoption & Foster Care

State	Bill Number	Status
AZ	SB 1399	Signed by Governor 4/6/22
IA	HF 170	Dead 5/24/22
IN	HB 1338	Dead 3/14/22
KY	HB 1 HB 495	Delivered to Governor 3/30/22 Dead 4/14/22
SC	H 3878	Dead 5/12/22
WV	SB 13	Dead 3/12/22

d. Other Religious Exemption Bills

State	Bill Number	Status
IA	HF 170	Dead 5/24/22
MA	H. 1536	Dead 8/1/22
VA	HB 1137	Died in subcommittee 2/10/22

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
TN	SB 1208	Dead 4/28/22
WI	AB 14 SB 31	Failed to pass 3/15/22 Failed to pass 3/15/22

LGBTQ Equality Bills

a. Nondiscrimination protections

State	Bill Number	Status
AK	HB 17 SB 149	Dead 5/18/22 Dead 5/18/22
AZ	HB 2630	Dead 6/25/22
FL	HB 1587	Died in committee 3/14/22
ID	H 440	Dead 5/18/22
MI	HB 5349	Active 1/12/22
MS	SB 2130	Died in committee 2/1/22
MO	HB 1760 HB 1737	Dead 5/13/22 Dead 5/13/22
NE	LB 120 LB 1136 LB 1211	Dead 4/20/22 Dead 4/20/22 Dead 4/20/22
NJ	A 1846	Introduced and referred to committee 1/11/22
OK	HB 3001	Dead 5/27/22
PA	SB 1010	Dead 11/30/22
RI	H 6655 H 7117	Dead 6/23/22 Dead 6/23/22
SC	HB 3183	Dead 5/12/22
WV	HB 2538 SB 156 HB 2697 HB 3272	Dead 3/12/22 Dead 3/12/22 Dead 3/12/22 Dead 3/12/22

b. Protections in healthcare

State	Bill Number	Status
HI	SB 752	Dead 5/5/22
IL	SB 2978	Dead 4/9/22
SC	HB 4801	Dead 5/12/22
VT	H. 659	Dead 5/12/22
WA	SB 5688 / HB 1809	Dead 3/10/22 Dead 3/10/22

c. Allowing updated gender markers on ID

State	Bill Number	Status
AZ	HB 1186	Dead 6/25/22
IL	HB 9 HB 4444	Dead 4/9/22 Dead 4/9/22
MA	HD 153	Dead 8/1/22
NJ	A 1171	Introduced and referred to committee 1/11/22
NY	S 607A	Dead 6/4/22
OK	HB 2108	Dead 5/27/22
VT	H. 628 S. 273	Signed by Governor 4/8/22 Dead 4/20/22

d. Sex work decriminalization bills

State	Bill Number	Status
CA	SB 357	Signed by Governor 7/1/22
HI	SB 2557 / HB 2265	Dead 5/5/22 Dead 5/5/22
MO	HB 2338	Dead 5/13/22
NH	HB 1176	Dead 5/26/22
NY	A 849 S 3075 S 2878	Dead 6/4/22 Dead 6/4/22 Dead 6/4/22
NY	A 849 S 3075 S 2878	Dead 6/4/22 Dead 6/4/22 Dead 6/4/22
WA	HB 1816 SB 5693	Dead 3/10/22 Partially vetoed by Governor 3/31/22

e. Other good bills

State	Bill Number	Status
CA	AB 1041 SB 225 SB 379	Approved by Governor 9/29/22 Approved by Governor 9/27/22 Approved by Governor 9/16/22
HI	SB 618	Dead 5/5/2022
IL	HB 4626 SB 3961	Dead 4/9/22 Dead 4/9/22
IN	HB 1047 HB 1158	Dead 3/14/22 Dead 3/14/22
KY	HB 16	Dead 4/14/22
MD	HB 0453 / SB 550	Dead 4/11/22 Dead 4/11/22
MN	SF 3130	Dead 3/12/22
NJ	A 1751	Introduced and referred to committee 1/11/22
NY	A 7001-A	Dead 6/4/22
OR	HB 4073 HB 4099	Dead 3/4/22 Dead 3/4/22
WA	HB 1956 SB 5859	Signed by Governor 3/31/22 Dead 3/10/22
WV	SB 167 HB 2362	Dead 3/12/22 Dead 3/12/22