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Senate approves substitute for House Bill 257 after hours-long debate on restroom and locker-room policies
Summary
After extensive floor amendments and emotional testimony from multiple senators, the Senate passed a substitute to House Bill 257, which revises privacy-space definitions, K–12 restroom/locker-room rules, and criminal penalties for certain acts in bathrooms and locker rooms; final vote was 21–8.
The Utah Senate spent significant floor time on House Bill 257 (privacy designations, anti-bullying, and women's opportunities), considering multiple substitutes and amendments before adopting the third substitute and returning the measure to the House.
Sponsor Senator McKay framed the bill as clarifying privacy spaces and protections, explaining changes to definitions and timelines for compliance by public entities. He described provisions that would require single-occupancy facilities where feasible and would strengthen criminal penalties for specific…
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