Utah House Bill 11

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Utah House Bill 11
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Utah Legislature
Citation
Territorial extentFlag of Utah.svg  Utah
Enacted by Utah House of Representatives
Enacted by Utah Senate
Vetoed by Spencer Cox
VetoedMarch 15, 2022
Veto overriddenMarch 25, 2022
AbrogatedAugust 19, 2022
Legislative history
First chamber: Utah House of Representatives
IntroducedDecember 13, 2021
First reading January 18, 2022
Second reading February 14, 2022
Third reading February 16, 2022
Second chamber: Utah Senate
Received from the Utah House of Representatives February 17, 2022
First readingFebruary 17, 2022
Second readingMarch 3, 2022
Third readingMarch 4, 2022
Final stages
Reconsidered by the Utah House of Representatives after vetoMarch 25, 2022
Reconsidered by the Utah Senate after vetoMarch 25, 2022
Status: Blocked

Utah House Bill 11 (HB 11) is a 2022 law in the state of Utah that prohibits transgender girls from competing in women's school sports. It was vetoed by Governor Spencer Cox on March 15, 2022, [1] but was overridden on March 25, 2022. [2] [3] [4] It was blocked by a temporary injunction from the Third District Court of Utah on August 19, 2022, preventing the enforcement of House Bill 11. [5] [6] [7] As of June 2025, the lawsuit is still pending a final decision. [8] [9] [10] Only four transgender children are known to have been playing in sports in Utah at the time House Bill 11 passed. [11] [12]

Contents

Provisions

House Bill 11 generally prohibits transgender girls from competing in girls' sports. More specifically, it restricts access for anyone grades K–12. [13] If a student's gender marker does not align with the sport they wish to compete in, a commission would be organized to determine eligibility, mostly based on physical characteristics. [14]

Reactions

Opposition

Multiple protests were organized in opposition to House Bill 11. A major protest was held outside of the Utah State Capitol on February 25, 2022, the day Cox's veto was overridden. [15] [16] Over a thousand students walked out on April 6. [17]

Spencer Cox

The Governor of Utah at the time of passage of House Bill 11, Spencer Cox, opposed the bill and promised to veto it. [18] He stated that he did not support a total ban on transgender athletes. [19] [20] He also stated that were "several fundamental flaws" with the bill. [21] Cox would later go on to say part of his motivation to veto House Bill 11 was due to high transgender suicide rates. [22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cox, Spencer (2022-03-22). "Here's Utah Gov. Cox's statement on vetoing the transgender sports bill". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  2. ↑ Medina, Eduardo (2022-03-25). "Utah Legislature Overrides Governor's Veto of Transgender Athlete Bill". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  3. ↑ Cox, Spencer (2022-03-25). "Gov. Cox addresses legislative action regarding House Bill 11". Office of the Governor of Utah. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  4. ↑ Vandenack, Tim (2022-03-28). "Schultz: Appeals by Utah moms, girls propelled override of transgender bill veto". Standard Examiner. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  5. ↑ "Roe v. Utah High School Activities Associaton". ACLU of Utah. 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  6. ↑ McCombs, Brady; Metz, Sam (2022-08-19). "Utah judge reverses law banning transgender girls from sports". PBS News. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  7. ↑ Afshar, Paradise (2022-08-20). "Judge grants preliminary injunction allowing transgender girls to compete on girls' teams in Utah". CNN. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  8. ↑ Woodruff, Daniel (2022-08-10). "Judge declines to dismiss lawsuit over Utah transgender sports ban". KUTV 2. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  9. ↑ de la Cretaz, Frankie (2024-02-15). "Opinion: Utah incident reveals this inherent threat in anti-trans efforts to 'protect' girls in sports". CNN. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  10. ↑ Riedel, Samantha (2023-09-13). "Trans Teens Challenging Utah's Sports Ban Ordered to Share Their Medical Records". Them. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  11. ↑ Christen Jones, Zoe (2022-03-25). "Utah legislature overrides Governor Spencer Cox's veto to ban transgender athletes from girls sports". CBS News. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  12. ↑ Tanner, Courtney (2022-04-18). "She's 13, transgender and stopped swimming because of Utah's law against athletes like her". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  13. ↑ Thatcher, Leslie (2022-06-01). "HB 11 - banning transgender school-aged girls from playing youth sports - will be tested in court". KPCW. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  14. ↑ Hutson, Sonja (2022-02-14). "'No one's happy' with Utah's latest transgender student-athlete eligibility bill". KUER. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  15. ↑ Olander, Daedan (2022-03-25). "Protesters say Utah's transgender sports bill is an act of legislative 'violence'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  16. ↑ Winslow, Ben (2022-02-25). "Protest outside the Capitol over transgender student athlete bill". FOX13 Salt Lake City. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  17. ↑ Crombleholme, Hayley; Woodruff, Daniel; Jacobson, Matthew (2022-04-06). "West High Students stage walkout in protest to Utah trans athlete bill". KJZZ 14. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  18. ↑ Woodruff, Daniel (2022-03-04). "Gov. Cox promises to veto transgender athlete bill when it reaches his desk". CBS Austin. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  19. ↑ Winslow, Ben (2022-03-05). "Cox to veto bill banning transgender children from sports". FOX13 Salt Lake City. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  20. ↑ Cabrero, Alex (2022-03-05). "Utah Senate, House pass controversial transgender sports bill in final hours of session". KSLTV 5. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  21. ↑ Bojórquez, Kim; Schott, Bryan (2022-03-22). "Utah lawmakers to meet Friday to override Gov. Cox's veto on bill to ban transgender girls in female school sports". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  22. ↑ Branigin, Anne (2022-03-23). "Utah Gov. Cox vetoes transgender athlete bill, citing suicide rates". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
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