Michigan has seen a rising number of anti-trans bills across 2023-2025, with the volume nearly quadrupling during this period. However, Governor Whitmer has signed protective measures, including expansion of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act and a ban on conversion therapy for minors.
2023:
- Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act Expansion: Expanded to include gender identity and expression protections
- Conversion Therapy Ban: Signed by Governor Whitmer, banning conversion therapy for minors
2023 (8 pending bills):
- Healthcare: Ban youth from accessing doctor-supported transgender-affirming healthcare
- Civil Rights: Allow businesses to discriminate based on religious beliefs
- Bathroom Access: Ban transgender people from accessing public restrooms aligned with gender identity
- Sports: Restrict trans athlete participation
2024 (10 anti-trans bills):
- Healthcare: Proposals to prohibit puberty-blocking drugs for minors, ban genital gender reassignment surgery for minors (felony, up to 4 years imprisonment)
- Bathroom Access: Require multiple-occupancy restrooms and changing areas in public schools to be used based on biological sex
- Other Categories: Incarceration, other issues
2025 (29 anti-trans bills):
- Bathroom Access: Requirements for restroom usage based on biological sex
- Sports: Restrictions on transgender athlete participation
- Healthcare: Restrictions on transgender-affirming medical care for minors
- Civil Rights, Education, Marriage, Other: Various restrictions
| Name |
Party |
Chamber |
Key Actions |
| Gov. Gretchen Whitmer |
D |
Governor |
Signed Elliott-Larsen expansion, conversion therapy ban |
| Date |
Event |
| 2023 |
8 anti-trans bills tracked; Elliott-Larsen expansion and conversion therapy ban signed |
| 2024 |
10 anti-trans bills tracked |
| 2025 |
29 anti-trans bills tracked |
- Governor Whitmer - Conversion Therapy Ban
- United for SC MI - Day 19
- Trans Legislation Tracker 2025/MI
- IPPSR MSU - Michigan Wonk Blog
- Trans Legislation Tracker 2023/MI
- Trans Legislation Tracker 2024/MI
Last updated: 2026-04-02