Arizona passes Prop. 318 on transgender bathrooms
The gist
Arizona voters passed Prop. 318, extending sex-based sports and bathroom rules to all private schools from January 2027.
The measure follows years of vetoes and shifts the fight to private campuses.
How it unfolded
- 2022Arizona's legislature passed a bill banning transgender inclusion in sports, signed into law by then-Gov. Doug Ducey.
- 2023 –2025Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed similar legislation in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
- 2026State Republican lawmakers referred Prop. 318 to the ballot through House Concurrent Resolution 2003.