Indiana Senate backs bill restricting transgender school restroom use

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 575

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Republican Indiana senators on Tuesday approved a bill aimed at prohibiting transgender students at public K-12 schools and state universities from using restrooms or locker rooms that match their gender identity.

Provisions of Senate Bill 182 would require those schools and universities to designate multiple-person restrooms, locker rooms, and changing areas for use only by males or females based on their reproductive biology at birth.

Supporters described the bill as helping protect the …

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