Current Version
| Region | Montana |
| Issue | Bathroom access |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Apr 2, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On April 2nd, 2025, a Montana District Court judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the bathroom ban. Many cities, including but not limited to Missoula in 2010, Bozeman in 2014, and Butte in 2014, have passed transgender public accommodation protections. |
| Sources | https://apnews.com/article/montana-transgender-bathroom-law-judge-order-9dea02ee6d1d2e6f0a1b01e632006747 https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/DocumentCenter/View/3503/Ordinance-3428?bidId= https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/06/bozeman-mont-adopts-lgbt-inclusive-non-discrimination-ordinance/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/02/butte-mont-council-passes-lgbt-inclusive-anti-discrimination-ordinance/ |
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| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | No explicit protections | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | No explicit protections | Varies by Region |
| Description | On April 2nd, 2025, a Montana District Court judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the bathroom ban. | On April 2nd, 2025, a Montana District Court judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the bathroom ban. Many cities, including but not limited to Missoula in 2010, Bozeman in 2014, and Butte in 2014, have passed transgender public accommodation protections. |
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| Sources | https://apnews.com/article/montana-transgender-bathroom-law-judge-order-9dea02ee6d1d2e6f0a1b01e632006747 | https://apnews.com/article/montana-transgender-bathroom-law-judge-order-9dea02ee6d1d2e6f0a1b01e632006747 https://www.ci.missoula.mt.us/DocumentCenter/View/3503/Ordinance-3428?bidId= https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/06/bozeman-mont-adopts-lgbt-inclusive-non-discrimination-ordinance/ https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2014/02/butte-mont-council-passes-lgbt-inclusive-anti-discrimination-ordinance/ |
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edited by geo833. the other info isn't directly about bathroom bans, the actual bathroom ban isn't enforced
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Value | Restricted | No explicit protections |
| Start Date | Mar 24, 2026 | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Description | Montana passed a law in March 2025 that required people in public government buildings and schools to use restrooms matching their sex assigned at birth based on chromosomes and reproductive biology. A state district judge had initially blocked the law from coming into effect. However, Montana Senate Bill 437 (SB 437) signed by Governor Greg Gianforte in March 2026 legally defined sex as strictly binary—male or female—based solely on an individual's primary reproductive anatomy. State policies and correctional facilities must categorize individuals as male or female based on these biological definitions. School districts must notify parents if a child requests to use a pronoun that does not align with their biological sex as defined by the law. Public school athletic teams designated for females, women, or girls are closed to students of the male sex. | On April 2nd, 2025, a Montana District Court judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the bathroom ban. |
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created by nyelvtheelv
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Restricted |
| Start Date | Mar 24, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Montana passed a law in March 2025 that required people in public government buildings and schools to use restrooms matching their sex assigned at birth based on chromosomes and reproductive biology. A state district judge had initially blocked the law from coming into effect. However, Montana Senate Bill 437 (SB 437) signed by Governor Greg Gianforte in March 2026 legally defined sex as strictly binary—male or female—based solely on an individual's primary reproductive anatomy. State policies and correctional facilities must categorize individuals as male or female based on these biological definitions. School districts must notify parents if a child requests to use a pronoun that does not align with their biological sex as defined by the law. Public school athletic teams designated for females, women, or girls are closed to students of the male sex. |
| Sources | https://apnews.com/article/montana-transgender-bathroom-law-judge-order-9dea02ee6d1d2e6f0a1b01e632006747 |