Bathroom bill heads to Governor's Office

State House sends bill on women’s restrooms, changing rooms, shelters to governor | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The Arkansas House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday that will grant a private cause of action for damages to a person in a restroom, changing room and sleeping quarter designated for use by his or her biological sex, if they encounter a person of the opposite sex.

Legislators introduce bill, exempting schools from certain bathroom & locker room requirements

Assemblyman Will Barclay, Senator Mark Walczyk and Assemblymen Ken Blankenbush and Scott Gray introduced legislation to temporarily exempt New York State school districts from certain multi-occupancy bathroom and locker room requirements.

Bathroom bill heads to Governor's Office

Senate Bill 486 would regulate Arkansas transgender bathroom use.

Arkansas lawmakers approve anti-trans bill targeting bathroom use in public buildings

Sen. Blake Johnson (file photo) Credit: Brian ChilsonThe Arkansas House gave its approval today to a bill that would allow an Arkansas resident to sue the state or a local government for monetary damages if they encounter someone of the opposite sex in certain multi-occupancy restrooms, changing rooms or sleeping quarters. The bill has already cleared the state Senate and will now head to the desk of Gov. Sarah Sanders. The bill passed the House…

Bill regulating transgender Arkansans' bathroom use heads to House despite public pushback

Family Council attorney Stephanie Nichols (left) and Rep. Mary Bentley, R-Perryville, present Senate Bill 486 to the House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs on Monday, April 14, 2025. (Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate)The Arkansas House will consider a bill denounced by advocates for transgender Arkansans on Wednesday, the final day of the 2025 legislative session. Senate Bill 486 would allow Arkansans to sue for damages if they e…

The Federal Attorney's Office for Citizen Rights (PFDC) issued a note on bills to restrict the use of bathrooms and other spaces