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Utah lawmaker urges ban on gender‑affirming care for minors, proposes referendum power for school boards

Utah Eagle Forum · February 12, 2026
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Representative Shipp told an Eagle Forum audience he plans to convert the existing moratorium on puberty blockers and cross‑sex hormones for minors into a ban with a tapering plan for those already on treatment, and to allow voter referendums to overturn non‑supermajority school‑board decisions.

Representative Shipp, who identified himself as the legislator for House District 71, told a Utah Eagle Forum panel he will push two bills this session aimed at family‑policy and local accountability.

"One of the bills I'm working on... it's about protecting our minors from transgender procedures," Shipp said, describing his plan to move the current moratorium toward a full ban while creating a…

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