BY ERIN REED | In a stunning defeat for anti-transgender activists in Arizona, a major bill targeting trans people in schools has failed.
The bill, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1013, would have banned trans students from using bathrooms matching their gender identity.
It also would have forced teachers to misgender their trans students unless parental permission was received. Most importantly, the bill would have placed the issues on the November election ballot, bypassing Arizona Gov.
Katie Hobbs’ veto, which has been used against similar legislation. This represents the first major ballot referendum on trans people that has been defeated in 2024 and could signal Republican hesitancy around the electoral impacts of such referendums.