The Utah Senate Health and Human Services Committee moved to adjourn without voting on House Bill 302, after state governor Spencer Cox condemned it, saying he would not sign it as it is currently written.
HB 302, which was proposed by state representative Kera Birkeland, stated trans students should not be allowed to participate in school sports, making Utah one of 17 states which has considered such regulations.
Although the bill was passed by the Utah Senate in a 6-8 vote, its success is now unlikely after Cox said in a press conference: “If you have not spent time with transgender youth, then I would encourage you to pause on this issue.