665 bills
43 states
45 passed
128 active
492 failed
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We're tracking 81 national bills in the United States in 2024.
In 2023, an unprecedented 53 bills were introduced at the federal level across categories like healthcare, student athletics, the military, incarceration, and education. We'll continue to provide updates from the 118th United States Congress, which runs from 2023-2024.
We're tracking 665 bills in 2024, more than any other year on record. That makes this the fifth consecutive record-breaking year for total number of anti-trans bills considered in the U.S.
An unprecedented 81 bills are being considered at the federal level as the targeting of trans people increasingly moves to the national stage.
In 2024, 45 anti-trans bills have passed so far.
Each bill we track is accompanied by a category label that indicates its primary area of impact. Here's a list of some of the top categories we're following this year.
Bills are being introduced rapidly in 2024. We're tracking legislation in 43 states, as well as nationally. Here's a snapshot of the states with the most anti-trans bills under consideration.
State | Number of Bills |
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National | 81 |
Oklahoma | 60 |
Missouri | 47 |
South Carolina | 37 |
45 have already passed.
128 are still active.
492 bills have failed.
We're documenting an explosion of anti-trans bills. 2024 is the fifth consecutive record-breaking year for total bills considered. This follows the unprecedented surge in 2023, which tripled the record set the year before.
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Education and healthcare bills make up more than half of all bills considered in 2024. Learn about the categories and see the total number of bills we're tracking within each this year.
These bills target educational settings. They aim to deny students name and pronoun autonomy, forcibly out trans students to their parents, and ban basic gender identity education, among other goals.
The number of bills seeking to prohibit gender-affirming care — medical care supported by every major medical association — has surged in recent years. Many seek to outlaw care for minors and adults, and others would impact insurance coverage or access to services.
Sports bills target athletics in K-12 and higher education. They seek to codify sweeping definitions of gender and sex. Over one third of states have already passed laws banning transgender students from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity.
The performance category grew quickly in 2023, targeting gender non-conforming events and the businesses that host them. However, the language of the laws is so broad that it could extend to performances of Shakespeare.
Nearly a decade after North Carolina's infamous HB2, bathroom bills continue to be proposed. This category captures bills that would restrict access to public facilities.
child abuse 2
employment 2
military 4
birth certificates 9
marriage 14
incarceration 14
civil rights 48
other 71
Our data has supported news organizations, researchers, policy makers, medical associations, and U.S. government agencies in highlighting the harm of anti-trans legislation.
We invite you to explore the texts of anti-trans bills. Below, you will find excerpts from bills that are being considered across the U.S. in 2024. Each excerpt links back to the bill listing where you can see the full details and read the complete bill.
Legislative sessions are just getting started in 2024, and each state has its own calendar. Find your state's schedule in the comprehensive list below.
State | Session | Convenes | Adjourns |
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Alabama | 2024 Regular Session | 2/6/24 | 5/20/24 |
Alaska | 33rd Legislature | 1/16/24 | 5/15/24 |
Arizona | 56th Legislature | 1/8/24 | 4/26/24 |
Arkansas | 94th General Assembly | 4/10/24 | 5/9/24 |
California | 2024-2024 Biennium | 1/3/24 | 8/31/24 |
Colorado | 2024 Regular Session | 1/10/24 | 5/8/24 |
Connecticut | 2024 Regular Session | 2/7/24 | 5/8/24 |
Delaware | 152nd General Assembly | 1/9/24 | 6/30/24 |
Florida | 2024 Regular Session | 1/9/24 | 3/8/24 |
Georgia | 2024-2024 Biennium | 1/8/24 | 3/28/24 |
Hawaii | 2024 Regular Session | 1/17/24 | 5/2/24 |
Idaho | 2024 Regular Session | 1/8/24 | 3/28/24 |
Illinois | 103rd General Assembly | 1/16/24 | 5/24/25 |
Indiana | 2024 Regular Session | 1/8/24 | 3/14/24 |
Iowa | 90th General Assembly | 1/8/24 | 4/16/24 |
Kansas | 2024-2024 Biennium | 1/8/24 | 5/3/24 |
Kentucky | 2024 Regular Session | 1/2/24 | 4/15/24 |
Louisiana | 2024 Regular Session | 3/11/24 | 6/4/24 |
Maine | 131st Legislature | 1/3/24 | 4/17/24 |
Maryland | 2024 Regular Session | 1/10/24 | 4/8/24 |
Massachusetts | 193rd General Court | 1/3/24 | 1/2/25 |
Michigan | 102nd Legislature | 1/10/24 | 12/31/24 |
Minnesota | 93rd Legislature | 2/12/24 | 5/20/24 |
Mississippi | 2024 Regular Session | 1/2/24 | 5/5/24 |
Missouri | 2024 Regular Session | 1/3/24 | 5/17/24 |
Montana | No Regular Session in 2024 | ||
Nebraska | 108th Legislature | 1/3/24 | 4/18/24 |
Nevada | No Regular Session in 2024 | ||
New Hampshire | 2024 Regular Session | 1/3/24 | 6/30/24 |
New Jersey | 2024-2025 Biennium | 1/9/24 | 1/13/26 |
New Mexico | 2024 Regular Session | 1/16/24 | 2/15/24 |
New York | 2024-2024 Biennium | 1/3/24 | 1/2/25 |
North Carolina | 2024-2024 Biennium | 4/24/24 | 7/31/24 |
North Dakota | No Regular Session in 2024 | ||
Ohio | 135th General Assembly | 1/2/24 | 12/31/24 |
Oklahoma | 2024 Regular Session | 2/5/24 | 5/31/24 |
Oregon | 2024 Regular Session | 2/5/24 | 3/10/24 |
Pennsylvania | 2024-2024 Biennium | 1/2/24 | 11/30/24 |
Rhode Island | 2024 Regular Session | 1/2/24 | 6/30/24 |
South Carolina | 125th General Assembly | 1/9/24 | 5/9/24 |
South Dakota | 2024 Regular Session | 1/9/24 | 3/25/24 |
Tennessee | 113th General Assembly | 1/9/24 | 4/25/24 |
Texas | No Regular Session in 2024 | ||
Utah | 2024 Regular Session | 1/16/24 | 3/1/24 |
Vermont | 2024-2024 Biennium | 1/3/24 | 5/9/24 |
Virginia | 2024 Regular Session | 1/10/24 | 3/9/24 |
Washington | 2024-2024 Biennium | 1/8/24 | 3/7/24 |
West Virginia | 2024 Regular Session | 1/10/24 | 3/9/24 |
Wisconsin | 2024-2024 Biennium | 1/2/24 | 1/2/25 |
Wyoming | 2024 Budget Session | 2/12/24 | 3/8/24 |
District of Columbia | 25th Council | 1/2/24 | 12/31/24 |
US Congress | 118th Congress | 1/3/24 | 10/30/24 |
If you want to learn about the recent history of anti-trans legislation in the United States, start with our overview of anti-trans data. The overview documents the steep rise in bills targeting trans kids and adults.
Our further reading recommendations curate articles exploring the language and arguments employed in these transphobic bills, as well as the organizations promoting anti-trans legislation.
We strive to present the most comprehensive and up-to-date data record of anti-trans legislation in the United States. Trans Legislation Tracker maintains an expanding archive of historical data regarding U.S. anti-trans bills. You can take a deeper dive into recent years through our annual reports featured below.
This annual review describes the doubling down of efforts to limit transgender healthcare for youth and adults in 2023. We chart the ballooning number of bills targeting educational settings (bathrooms, sports, pronoun use, gender identity education, etc.), and the unprecedented wave of national anti-trans bills.
The 2022 recap highlights the large number of bills seeking to enshrine into state law the definition of "man" and "woman" as being synonymous with a "biological sex" assigned at birth. We look back at Florida's "Don't say gay" bill, Oklahoma's declaration of an emergency in order to prohibit non-binary birth certificates, and the first passage of a law to impose criminal penalties on providers of gender-affirming care.