Medical care for minorsBan▾
SB 16 (2023) banned new puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for minors. HB 174 (signed 18 March 2026) makes the hormone ban permanent, with limited continuation for some patients already on cross-sex hormones.
SB 16 (2023); HB 174 (2026)
MedicaidFederal funding ended (minors)▾
State Medicaid pays for sex-change procedures (federal money for minors ended 13 Oct 2026). A federal CMS rule ends federal Medicaid and CHIP money for puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for minors.
42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)
State employeesNo explicit policy▾
State-employee plans have no explicit rule on sex-change procedures.
SportsSex-based▾
Girls' sports are protected: state law keeps males out of girls' and women's teams (K -12).
HB11
FacilitiesSex-based (schools + government buildings)▾
Bathrooms and changing rooms in K-12 schools, and government buildings are separated by sex, so males stay out of women's and girls' spaces.
HB257 (2024), as amended
Pronouns and parent noticeParental consent for names/pronouns▾
Teachers need a parent's permission before using a different name or pronouns that don't match their sex for a child.
SB 100
CurriculumNo state law▾
No state law on gender-identity lessons; local school boards decide.
No state law identified (statute review, Oct 2026)
Sex definitionDefined by biology▾
ID markersBirth-certificate process unclear (court order)▾
Birth-certificate process unclear (court order); licence sex change needs a provider form. 'X' marker offered.
SB93
Shield lawNone▾
No shield law.
No shield statute identified
AdultsNo state law▾
No state law restricts adults or public funding for adult sex-change procedures.
No state law identified (statute review, Oct 2026)
DetransitionUntil age 25 (malpractice)▾
Malpractice claims over sex-change procedures done on minors can be filed until age 25.
Utah Code § 78B-3-427
PrisonsBy sex at birth (statute), narrow exception▾
Utah Code § 64-13-7 bars assigning inmates of opposite birth sex to the same living area; a trans-identified inmate may be placed otherwise only after an individualized security analysis (incl. verified anatomy) finds low risk and no evidence the claim is made to change housing.
Utah Code § 64-13-7 (HB 316, 2024)
Pending billsNo active bills▾
No active bills (checked 13 Oct 2026). The 2026 regular session has adjourned (or the legislature does not meet in 2026), so 2025-26 bills are no longer moving. LegiScan search linked.
LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)
LitigationNone identified▾
No active court case on these laws identified in this review.
Review, Oct 2026
Key datesDate▾
28 Jan 2027: HB 174 deadline for most minors to stop cross-sex hormones (per the enrolled bill).
See sections above