Utah lawmakers look to allow landlords to restrict housing for transgender renters

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: February 2, 2026

Words: 1,032

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Utah lawmakers are moving to expand restrictions for transgender renters beyond a law approved last year that limited where transgender students can live in public university housing.

Now, they’re looking to extend those restrictions to off-campus and privately-owned shared housing — despite warnings that legislation could violate federal anti-discrimination laws.

HB404, sponsored by Rep. David Shallengerger, R-Orem, would create a new exemption in the Utah Fair Housing Act by allowing a landlord …

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