Utah

The law

HB 11, “Student Eligibility in Interscholastic Activities,” 2022 (Session Law ch. 478). Passed by the legislature; vetoed by Gov. Spencer Cox (March 22, 2022) and overridden March 25, 2022 (House 56-18, Senate 21-8); effective July 1, 2022 (bill page; Salt Lake Tribune; NYT). Since February 2025 the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) also bars all males who identify as girls from girls’ competition, citing the federal executive order (KUER).

Who it covers

K-12 interscholastic girls’ sports (public schools) (bill page). The UHSAA rule covers its member schools (KUER).

Notes

HB 11 has a built-in fallback: if the ban is blocked, a state School Activity Eligibility Commission decides case by case, mostly on physical characteristics (KUER). A state judge blocked the ban on Aug. 19, 2022 in Roe v. UHSAA (Third District Court, No. 220903262), finding it likely violated the Utah Constitution, so the commission operated from 2022 (ACLU of Utah; case page). In 2025 the UHSAA barred a male athlete even after the commission cleared him; plaintiffs sought contempt (KUER). The ACLU’s case page records an August 2025 comment that UHSAA was not held in contempt, and on Oct. 8, 2025 the ACLU announced it had dismissed its lawsuit while the U.S. Supreme Court considered the issue (case page; ACLU release). With the case dismissed, the 2022 injunction should no longer apply, and the June 30, 2026 Supreme Court ruling removes the federal-law objections (CBS News). We did not find a court order or state statement confirming full enforcement of HB 11 itself.