The controversial bill prevents city governments from enacting any non-discrimination policy beyond statewide standards, which do not include protections for LGBT people.

North Carolina is not the only state whose legislators have introduced so-called "bathroom bills," which attempt to prevent trans people from using facilities aligned with their gender identity, though no other state has yet approved one of these laws. South Dakota’s governor vetoed a similar bill when it came to his desk after passing the legislature, citing a lack of evidence that the bill addressed any actual issues.

States with bills currently active in state legislatures that mandate people use sex-segregated facilities according to sex assigned at birth rather than gender identity Bill targets public schools Bill targets general public Maine Mass. Alaska Vt. N.H. R.I. Wash. Mont. N.D. S.D. Minn. Wis. Mich. N.Y. Conn. Ore. Idaho Wyo. Neb. Iowa Ill. Ind. Ohio Pa. N.J. Calif. Nev. Utah Colo. Kan. Mo. Ky. W. Va. Md. Del. DC MARCH 23 Ariz. Tenn. Va. N.M. Okla. Ark. N.C. Governor signed law requiring schools and public buildings to segregate facilities according to sex marked on birth certificates. Miss. Hawaii Texas La. Ala. Ga. S.C. Fla. South Carolina is considering a bill preventing transgender students from playing on athletic teams that match their gender identity.

Other current bills that do not specifically mention sex-segregated facilities but unfairly target trans people include one in Tennessee that voids any vital records that feature a gender marker that does not match the one assigned at birth. South Carolina has a bill that denies people in prison access to transition-related healthcare, while Mississippi has one allowing businesses to discriminate against LGBT people based on religious or moral beliefs.

Some states protect the rights of trans people to change their gender marker on birth certificates and drivers licenses, and safeguard them from discrimination at school and in public accommodations. States with proposed “bathroom bills” tend to lack these protections, pointing to a need for more overarching non-discrimination laws to protect the rights of all people.

States that prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity States with laws and policies that facilitate gender marker change on driver's licenses ME ME MA MA AK VT NH AK VT NH RI RI WA WA MT ND SD MN WI MI NY CT MT ND SD MN WI MI NY CT OR ID WY NE IA IL IN OH PA NJ OR ID WY NE IA IL IN OH PA NJ CA NV UT CO KS MO KY WV MD DE DC CA NV UT CO KS MO KY WV MD DE DC AZ NM OK AR TN VA NC AZ NM OK AR TN VA NC Law passed legislature, signed by governor. HI TX LA MS AL GA SC HI TX LA MS AL GA SC FL FL State is currently considering discriminatory law regarding sex-segregated facilities. States with laws and policies that facilitate gender marker change on birth certificates States that prohibit discrimination in public accommodations based on gender identity ME ME MA MA AK VT NH AK VT NH RI RI WA WA MT ND SD MN WI MI NY CT MT ND SD MN WI MI NY CT OR ID WY NE IA IL IN OH PA NJ OR ID WY NE IA IL IN OH PA NJ CA NV UT CO KS MO KY WV MD DE DC CA NV UT CO KS MO KY WV MD DE DC AZ NM OK AR TN VA NC AZ NM OK AR TN VA NC HI TX LA MS AL GA SC HI TX LA MS AL GA SC FL FL States with law that addresses discrimination against students based on gender identity States that have a law that addresses hate or bias crimes based on gender identity ME ME MA MA AK VT NH AK VT NH RI RI WA WA MT ND SD MN WI MI NY CT MT ND SD MN WI MI NY CT OR ID WY NE IA IL IN OH PA NJ OR ID WY NE IA IL IN OH PA NJ CA NV UT CO KS MO KY WV MD DE DC CA NV UT CO KS MO KY WV MD DE DC AZ NM OK AR TN VA NC AZ NM OK AR TN VA NC HI TX LA MS AL GA SC HI TX LA MS AL GA SC FL FL

Sources: Human Rights Campaign, National Transgender Law Center, The Tennessean, Sunlight Foundation