After facing bipartisan opposition, the Legislature’s attempt to clarify a transgender person’s right to select their own legal gender designation failed to pass the Senate on Friday.
Opposition also came from the transgender community over the final version of the proposal, under which a person who changes his or her birth certificate to update gender identity would have included a note showing the document had been amended.
The final version of SB138 also would have set up a process only for adults, and lawmakers voted against an amendment from Sen. Luz Escamilla, D-Salt Lake City, to allow children under 18 years old to undergo the process.