An April 14 vote is scheduled on concurrence with the Senate version of "bathroom bill" H.4756 which includes amendments that are harmful to trans children and adults. 

H. 4576 would require that everyone use facilities associated with the gender that was assigned at their birth. The League of Women Voters does NOT believe that this bill addresses a legitimate problem. Trans persons and the schools that they attend have found reasonable accommodations over the years that protect the privacy of both the person who has transitioned and other students, faculty, and visitors.  

This bill is not needed, but the harm is partially mitigated in the House version by a requirement that public school buildings include a single user facility in every building that is open to persons of any gender. 

The Senate version instead allows schools to substitute a single outdoor portable restroom (“Porta Potty”) anywhere on the school campus for that single user facility in each school building. 

Both Trans children and adults would have to go outdoors for a restroom while everyone else uses standard indoor facilities.

H.4756 also adds a private right of action that would allow persons to bring lawsuits if they believe they have been compelled to share facilities with someone not of their gender. 

Non-concurrence in the House would send this bill to a conference committee where these very harmful provisions can be removed.