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The Ohio House recently passed a transgender bathroom and locker room ban bill , but states that have passed similar bills have gone on to face legal challenges.
Arkansas , Idaho, Iowa , Kentucky , Oklahoma , Tennessee, Alabama , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Dakota, Florida , and Utah all have laws on the books that ban transgender people from using the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity in schools.
These laws have been challenged in Florida, Oklahoma, Idaho, and Tennessee. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit blocked Idaho’s law in the fall.
Ohio’s bill would require K-12 schools and universities to mandate that students only be able to use the bathroom or locker room that matches their gender assigned at birth. It would not prohibit a school from having single-occupancy facilities and it would not apply to someone helping a person with a disability or a child younger than 10 years old being assisted by a parent, guardian, or family member.