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Bills Currently Under Consideration in State Legislatures That Seek to Restrict Restroom Access Based on Gender
State Bill Name Summary Gender Determination IA HF2164 Allows public and private entities to limit access to restrooms based on gender Not specified IA SF2296 Allows schools to restrict access to multiple-occupancy restrooms based on gender Birth certificate KY HB326 Stipulates that multiple-occupancy bathrooms in schools be restricted to one gender. Schools must also provide reasonable accommodation for individuals who do not want to use restrooms consistent with their gender Anatomy and genetics at time of birth MO HB1755 Stipulates that all public multiple-occupancy restrooms must be “gender divided” Not specified MO SB690 Stipulates that public school restrooms and locker rooms must be designated for the use of individuals of the same gender only Birth certificate OK SB1223 Stipulates that multiple-occupancy restrooms and changing facilities in public schools be restricted to one gender. Schools must also provide reasonable accommodation for individuals who do not want to use restrooms consistent with their gender Birth certificate TN HB0888 Stipulates that public schools must require students to use restrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender Birth certificate WA HB1011 Allows public and private entities to limit access to restrooms and changing rooms based on gender if an individual is transgender but preoperative or nonoperative Anatomy Year Location Dressed as Opposite Sex* Description of Incident Location of Incident Perpetrator's Gender 2016 ID No Cell phone used to take photos of a victim32–34,36 Women's department store dressing room Transgender woman 2016 WA No Undressed; did not identify as female, but stated new state law allowed him to be there32,35,36 Women's locker room at a public pool Cis-gender man 2015 WA Yes Cell phone used to photograph a victim36 Women's restroom Cis-gender man 2015 VA Yes Victim filmed32,35,36 Women's restroom at a mall Cis-gender man 2015 Alberta Yes Victim filmed changing36 Women's changing room Cis-gender man 2014 CA Yes Attempted sexual assault36 Women's restroom Cis-gender man 2014 Ontario Yes Sexual assault of two women35 Women's shelter Cis-gender man 2014 WA Yes Camera placed in a restroom36 Women's restroom Cis-gender man 2013 Ontario Yes Mirror used to peer into an adjacent stall36 Women's restroom Cis-gender man 2013 CA Yes Police allege perpetrator attempted to film women in restrooms34,36 Women's dormitory Cis-gender man 2013 CA Yes Victim filmed32,34–36 Women's department store restroom Cis-gender man 2012 WA Yes Showered for sexual gratification34,36 Women's locker room Cis-gender man 2011 United Kingdom Yes Cell phone used to photograph victims and audio record them urinating34,36 Women's restroom Cis-gender man 2011 OR Yes Locker room entered32,34,36 Women's locker room at a water park Cis-gender man 2010 CA Yes Cell phone used to photograph women32,36 Locker room Cis-gender man 2010 GA Yes Undressed in front of children32,36 Women's restroom Cis-gender man 2009 CA Yes Loitering for several minutes32,36 Women's restroom Cis-gender man 2008 IN Yes Cell phone used to photograph a woman32,36 Locker room Cis-gender man 2004 PA Yes Locker room entered36 Women's locker room Cis-gender man 2003 Japan Yes Observed nude women34 Women's resthouse Cis-gender man ↵* Individuals were transgender, falsely claimed to be transgender, or appeared as the opposite gender.
