February 2025 Legislative Recap
What’s happening with trans legislation right now
Disclaimer: The legislative status of these bills is subject to change. This list reflects the most recent updates as of February 28th, 2025. For the latest developments, check official government sources or advocacy organizations monitoring these policies.
Another month, another wave of attacks on trans rights across the United States. As we continue to move through 2025, more anti-trans legislation continues to be introduced and enacted across the United States.
Here’s a quick summary of recent developments this month:
Executive Orders
Executive Order 14191: Protecting Women's Sports
Prohibits transgender women and girls from participating in female sports categories, citing concerns over fairness and competitive balance. The order mandates that athletic teams at educational institutions receiving federal funding must be based on biological sex as recognized at birth. Signed by Donald Trump on February 5th, 2025.
Bills Passed & Signed Into Law
Several states have enacted restrictions on transgender rights in 2025, with laws targeting healthcare access, education, and public accommodations. Below are the most recent bills that have been passed and signed into effect:
Alabama
Senate Bill 79: Limits trans-affirming healthcare for minors. Passed and signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey on February 13th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Senator April Weaver
Iowa
House Senate Bill 242: Proposes removing gender identity from the state’s civil rights code, effectively eliminating anti-discrimination protections for transgender individuals. Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds on February 28th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): House Judiciary Committee
Kansas
Senate Bill 63: Bans healthcare providers from offering gender-affirming care for minors. Governor Laura Kelly vetoed the bill on February 11th, 2025, but the Kansas Legislature overrode the veto on February 18th, 2025, enacting it into law.
Sponsor(s): Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
Utah
House Bill 269: This law prohibits transgender college students from residing in dormitories that align with their gender identity, requiring them to live in accommodations corresponding to their sex assigned at birth. Signed into law by Governor Spencer Cox on February 14th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Senator Brady Brammer, Representative Stephanie Gricius
Bills Introduced & Under Consideration
A increasing number of states are considering additional legislation that could further restrict transgender rights. Some of these major bills, if passed, would significantly impact healthcare, civil rights protections, and public accommodations for trans individuals:
Alabama
House Bill 244: Public K-12 education employees prohibited from display flags related to gender identity and sexual orientation. Prohibits referring to students by pronouns inconsistent with their biological sex. It is pending in the House Education Policy Committee as of February 11th, 2025..
Sponsor(s): Representative Mack Butler
House Bill 246: Immunity provided to students and teachers who decline to use pronouns or names different from an individual’s biological sex and legal name. Introduced on February 11th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Representative Scott Stadthagen
Alaska
House Bill 45: Prohibits displaying any flag that represents political ideology, including gender identity and sexual orientation. George Rauscher joined as a co-sponsor on February 14th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Representatives Jamie Allard and George Rauscher
Colorado
House Bill 1253: Prohibits any medical procedure or medical treatment that furthers a minor's desire to present or appear in a manner that is inconsistent with their biological sex. Introduced in House on February 12th, 2025, with a hearing scheduled for March 5th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Representatives Brandi Bradley, Carlos, Max Brooks, Ken Degraaf
Georgia
Senate Bill 39: Seeks to restrict public funding for gender-affirming care for adults by prohibiting state funds from covering such care in various state health insurance plans. Passed by the Georgia Senate on February 11th, 2025 and is currently under House consideration.
Sponsor(s): Multiple sponsors
Missouri
Senate Bill 10: Removes expiration dates on bans that restrict gender-affirming care for transgender youth and ban participation in sports according to their gender identity. Passed the Missouri Senate on February 27th, 2025 and moving forward to the House of Representatives.
Sponsor(s): Senator Lincoln Hough
Montana
House Bill 121: Mandates that individuals must use the facilities designated for their sex, with specific definitions provided for terms such as "male," "female," "restroom," and "changing room." It was enrolled on February 11th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Representative Kerri Seekins-Crowe
South Dakota
House Bill 1201: School employees must not promote gender ideology and notify parents/guardians if a student raises questions about gender-related topics during direct counseling. Introduced on February 3rd, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Multiple sponsors
House Bill 1259: Mandates that restrooms, locker rooms, and changing areas in state-run facilities be restricted based on "biological sex," potentially forcing transgender inmates into solitary confinement. It is under debate as of February 21st, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Representative Fred Deutsch
Texas
Senate Bill 983: Seeks to regulate local school health advisory councils and restrict public school instruction on human sexuality, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee on February 13th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Senator Bryan Hughes
Senate Bill 1068: Restricts participation in intercollegiate athletics to teams aligned with an athlete's biological sex, effectively barring transgender athletes from competing in categories matching their gender identity. Introduced on February 3rd, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Senator Mayes Middleton and Senator Brent Hagenbuch
House Bill 3399: Attacks gender-affirming care by restricting access to transition-related procedures and treatments while cutting off public funding for these services. Introduced on February 26th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Representative Brent Money
House Bill 3411: Criminalizes support for trans students by banning public school teachers from affirming a student’s gender transition. Introduced on February 26th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Representative Tony Tinderholt
House Bill 3431: Bans gender-affirming treatments for minors, criminalizing providers who perform such care. Introduced on February 26th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Representative Tony Tinderholt
Wyoming
Senate Bill 77: Prohibits the state and political subdivisions from requiring the use of preferred pronouns. Passed the Senate on February 5-6th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Multiple sponsors
Bills Struck Down
While many anti-transgender bills have moved forward, there have been some wins. These bills have been successfully blocked due to public opposition, legal challenges, or lack of legislative support:
Florida
House Bill 1045: Would have prohibited transgender individuals from legally changing their gender marker on state identification. It was defeated in the state legislature on February 14th, 2025, after significant public opposition.
Sponsor(s): Representative Randy Fine
Michigan
Senate Bill 412: Proposed restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors. It was truck down in committee on February 20th, 2025, due to lack of support from key legislators.
Sponsor(s): Senator Lana Theis
Colorado
House Bill 1068: Prohibits insurers from using state funds for gender-affirming care coverage.
Sponsor(s): Representatives Scott Bottoms and Mark Baisley
House Bill 1145: Prohibiting the human trafficking of an out-of-state minor into Colorado for the purpose of assisting the minor in obtaining certain reproductive health-care services. It failed on February 11th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Representative Scott Bottoms
House Bill 1254: Sought to restrict access to gender-neutral restrooms in public buildings. Failed to pass the House Committee on February 18th, 2025.
Sponsor(s): Representatives Ken Degraaf, Brandi Bradley and Ron Weinberg
Wyoming
House Bill 274: Would prohibit transgender female students from competing on collegiate women’s sports teams.
Sponsor(s): Multiple sponsors
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The link to the Alaska one is not the one mentioned, the link sends you to one about limitations on putting up flags. Just letting you know!