We are tracking 12 anti-trans bills in Indiana in 2025. The legislation impacts 7 categories:
SPORTS
BIRTH CERTIFICATES
BATHROOM
HEALTHCARE
INCARCERATION
EDUCATION
OTHER
Student eligibility in interscholastic sports. Requires, for purposes of interscholastic athletic events, state educational institutions and certain private postsecondary educational institutions to expressly designate an athletic team or sport as one of the following: (1) A male, men's, or boys' team or sport. (2) A female, women's, or girls' team or sport. (3) A coeducational or mixed team or sport. Prohibits a male, based on the student's biological sex at birth in accordance with the student's genetics and reproductive biology, from participating on an athletic team or sport designated as being a female, women's, or girls' athletic team or sport. Requires state educational institutions and certain private postsecondary educational institutions to establish grievance procedures for a violation of these provisions. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions. Provides that state educational institutions and certain private postsecondary educational institutions are not subject to liability in a civil, administrative, disciplinary, or criminal action for acting in compliance with these provisions.
A male, based on a student's biological sex at birth in accordance with the student's genetics and reproductive biology, may not participate on an athletic team or sport designated under this section as being a female, women's, or girls' athletic team or sport.
Birth certificate information. Provides that the gender listed on an individual's birth certificate and permanent record made from the birth certificate may not be changed. Specifies certain exceptions.
The gender listed on an individual's birth certificate and the permanent record made from the birth certificate under section 9 of this chapter may be changed only if any of the following conditions exist: (1) The: (A) person filing the birth certificate; or (B) state department recording the information; made a typographical or clerical error concerning the individual's gender.
Use of public restrooms. Makes it a Class B misdemeanor if: (1) a male knowingly or intentionally enters a restroom that is designated to be used only by females; or (2) a female knowingly or intentionally enters a restroom that is designated to be used only by males. Provides certain defenses.
Single Sex Public Restroom Trespass [...] "female" means an individual who: (1) was born female at birth; or (2) has at least one (1) X chromosome and no Y chromosome. [...] "male" means an individual who: (1) was born male at birth; or (2) has at least one (1) X chromosome and at least one (1) Y chromosome.
Freedom of conscience in health care. Provides that a health care provider, health care entity, and a health carrier may not be required to provide or refer an individual for a health care service that violates the conscience of the health care provider, health care entity, or health carrier. Establishes an exception for a health carrier. Specifies that a health care provider, health care entity, or a health carrier may not be subject to discrimination and certain other acts and liability for declining to provide the health care service. Establishes a civil action for a violation of these provisions. Provides that a person who prevails in a civil action is entitled to certain relief.
A health carrier may not be required to provide, deliver, arrange for, pay for, reimburse any of the costs of, or refer an individual for a health care service that violates the health carrier's conscience.
Assignment of offenders to correctional facilities. Requires a correctional facility operated by the department of correction to provide privacy protections based upon an individual's sex. Requires facility and program assignment decisions to be made in compliance with the required privacy protections. Provides a private cause of action against a correctional facility for certain privacy violations.
"female" refers to an individual who: (1) has; (2) had; (3) will have; or (4)would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident; the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization. [...] "male" refers to an individual who: (1) has; (2) had; (3) will have; or (4) would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident; the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.
State educational institution administration. Prohibits use of public funds by a state educational institution for policies or programs and campus activities outside the classroom that: (1) advocate for campus diversity, equity, and inclusion; or (2) promote or engage in political or social activism. Makes related changes.
A state educational institution may not expend state funds or federal funds to promote, support, or maintain programs or campus activities that: (1) advocate for campus diversity, equity, and inclusion; or (2) promote or engage in political or social activism.
Professional licensing. Removes the following licensing provisions: (1) hearing aid dealers; (2) auctioneers and auction companies; and (3) electrologists. Removes specific courses required for certain behavioral health licensure. Replaces specific courses required for certain behavioral health licensure with a requirement that the program be nationally accredited. Makes conforming changes.
Discrimination in providing financial services. Prohibits a financial services provider from discriminating in providing financial services to a consumer by using a social credit score as a basis for directly or indirectly: (1) declining to provide to the consumer full and equal access to one or more financial services; or (2) providing the consumer with one or more financial services on less favorable terms and conditions than would otherwise apply to the consumer if a social credit score were not used. Defines "social credit score" for purposes of these provisions. Specifies that the term does not include an analysis that involves a financial services provider's evaluation of any quantifiable risks of a consumer's participation in certain business activities or business associations, if the analysis is based on impartial, financial risk based standards that are: (1) established in advance; and (2) publicly disclosed to customers and potential customers; by the financial services provider. Provides that if a financial services provider refuses to provide, terminates, or restricts one or more financial services with respect to a consumer, the consumer may request from the financial services provider a statement of the specific reasons constituting the basis for the refusal, termination, or restriction. Provides that a financial services provider that receives such a request shall transmit to the consumer a written statement setting forth the specific reasons constituting the basis for the refusal, termination, or restriction. Sets forth requirements regarding the: (1) content of; and (2) means and time frame for submitting; a request or statement under these provisions. Provides that a violation of these provisions constitutes a deceptive act that is actionable under the deceptive consumer sales act only by the attorney general. Provides that a consumer aggrieved by a violation of these provisions may bring a civil action (including a class action) for damages, injunctive relief, or both.
Limitations on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Establishes prohibitions and requirements on state agencies, recipients of state contracts or grants, state educational institutions, and health profession licensing boards regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Allows the attorney general to bring an action concerning noncompliance against a state educational institution. Establishes: (1) requirements regarding a standardized admissions test; and (2) requirements regarding altering academic standards; for postsecondary educational institutions that offer certain health education programs.
A state educational institution may not establish, support, sustain, or employ an office or individual whose primary duties include coordinating, creating, developing, designing, implementing, organizing, planning, or promoting noncredit earning diversity programming that includes DEI.
Civics education. Requires certain instruction or discussion to: (1) incorporate the universal principles of the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution of the United States; and (2) foster a national identity, heritage, and culture established by an aspiration to certain shared principles (shared principles). Prohibits certain instruction or discussion from fostering a national identity, heritage, or culture that is contrary to shared principles. Creates a process for a parent or community member to request that a governing body investigate instruction or discussion that the person believes is not aligned to shared principles.
(a) This section applies to each school that provides instruction or discussion on the content described in the following: [...] (b) The instruction or discussion described in subsection (a) shall: (1) incorporate the universal principles of the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution of the United States, including the principles of: (A) limited government; (B) separation of powers; (C) checks and balances; (D) federalism; (E) republicanism; (F) popular sovereignty; (G) the rule of law; (H) natural rights; and (I) individual liberty; and (2)foster a national identity, heritage, and culture established by a long-standing aspiration to the principles described in subdivision (1).
Definition of sex and gender; birth certificates. Defines "sex" and "gender" for the purposes of the Indiana Code. States that the definition of "sex" and "gender" are meant to be synonymous in the Indiana Code unless specifically defined otherwise and is clarifying language. Requires the bureau of motor vehicles and the Indiana department of health (state department) to update the definition of sex used by the agencies. Requires the state department to: (1) identify birth certificates issued with a change in sex classification by court order; (2) change the sex on the birth certificate back to the originating sex and reissue the birth certificate; and (3) void the superseded document.
"Sex" and "gender" mean the biological classification of male or female in the context of reproductive potential or capacity, which is determined by sex genes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth, without regard to an individual's psychological, chosen, or subjective experience. These terms are to be considered synonymous.This definition is presumptive throughout the Indiana Code unless an alternative definition is clearly stated.
Transportation of minor for prohibited procedures. Makes assisting a child in procuring a gender transition procedure a Level 6 felony.
Transportation of minor for prohibited procedures. Makes assisting a child in procuring a gender transition procedure a Level 6 felony.