Read the law HERE 

This bill passed the Ohio House and Senate, was vetoed by Governor DeWine, and overridden by the Ohio House and Senate during Ohio’s 135th General Assembly (2022-2024 Session). It was challenged in the Ohio Court of Common Pleas by several families of transgender children. Judge Holbrook found in favor of the state and the “Saving Adolescents from Experimentation Act” went into effect on August 6, 2024.

UPDATE on HB 68 as of 3/28/25

HB 68 includes:

1. ban of gender affirming care for minors
2. ban on trans women & girls participating on K-Collegiate female sports teams
3. restrictions on considering the needs of transgender children in custody disputes.

HB 68 Status:

Appeals Court OVERTURNED trial court’s ruling that let HB 68 go into effect

• READ TRANSOHIO’S DETAILED UPDATE
• Ohio’s (not federal) 10th District Court of Appeals overturned the ruling by Franklin County Court of Common Pleas that said HB 68 does not violate Ohio’s Constitution and directed the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas to issue a permanent injunction “as to enforcement of H.B. 68’s provisions banning the use of puberty blockers and hormones “for the purpose of assisting the minor individual with gender transition.”.
  • Read the Appeals Court Ruling.
• What did the Appeals Court base its decision on?
  • The portions of HB 68 that restrict gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth violate Article 1, Section 21 of the Ohio Constitution, which states that “No federal, state, or local law or rule shall prohibit the purchase or sale of health care or health insurance.”
  • These same portions of HB 68 also violate Article 1, Section 16 of Ohio’s Constitution because it violates a parent’s “substantive due process right to direct the medical care and upbringing of their children under Ohio’s Due Course of Law Clause.”
• Is gender-affirming care for minors in Ohio legal now?
  • We are in a grey area. 
  • The Appeals Court has said the portions of HB 68 prohibiting hormones and puberty blockers for minors is unconstitutional, but the Franklin Court of Common Pleas has not yet blocked HB 68 with an injunction.
  • The State of Ohio has filed a motion to STAY the Appeals Court’s order pending an appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court. If the Ohio Supreme Court takes up the case before an injunction is granted, HB 68 may be in effect until the Ohio Supreme Court hears the case and rules.
  • There is also the federal Executive Order which attempts to ban GAC for minors and adults under age 19. A lawsuit has been filed against that, too, and some providers have already deemed that order unenforceable.
• What now? Please read the TransOhio’s detailed response, but to summarize:
  • TransOhio suggests that providers consider offering puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors who were not eligible before, or at least prepare to do so when/if the injunction is granted by the Court of Common Pleas.
  • Do not cancel appointments for care out of state. 
  • The situation is rapidly evolving. TransOhio and ACLU of Ohio, who will provide updates as they learn them.

If deemed in effect, Ohio House Bill 68 strips away parents’ rights to choose medical care backed by every major medical organization in the US and substitutes politician’s choice of care (psychological treatment only) for gender dysphoria.

When in effect, this ban applies to puberty blockers, cross-hormone treatment, and surgeries for those under age 18. Those who were receiving this care prior to the effective date of this bill, are “grandfathered in” meaning they can continue the care they were already receiving.

This bill does NOT ban youth from receiving legal gender-affirming care out of state, and resources are available through TransOhio and other organizations to help pay for travel and medical expenses. For more information on this evidence-based, medically necessary care, check out our Care for Kids page. Most of what you may have heard about dangers purportedly associated with this care and lack of positive impact is not true. This misinformation led to the tragic and unnecessary loss of this care by youth who needed it most.

Read the law HERE

This bill passed the Ohio House and Senate, was signed into law on November 26, 2024, and went into effect 90 days later on February 25, 2025. 

This law makes it illegal for trans students, teachers and staff to use the bathroom aligning with their gender in all public and private primary and secondary schools, universities and technical colleges. There is no statistical evidence showing women are put at risk by trans women in bathrooms. The reverse is overwhelmingly true.

We anticipate lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of this bill and will try to keep everyone posted.

Read the law HERE

This bill was passed by Ohio’s 135th General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor in December 2025. It will be effective on April 9, 2025.

HB 8 would require school staff to alert parents if a student appears to be questioning their sexuality or gender without allowing for exceptions if parents are suspected of abuse.​

This bill also places limitations on curriculum content surrounding LGBTQ identities, which will further ostracize a vulnerable group of Ohio children.