A measure to bar Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr, the state’s first transgender legislator, from using the women’s restroom at the State Capitol failed to pass the House Rules Committee on Tuesday, with several Republicans voting against it. The measure, introduced by Republican Rep. Jerry Schillinger, would have required state legislators to use the restrooms of their birth sexes. Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr on June 1. He added that restroom access wasn’t an issue for the female legislators he spoke with in the last legislative session. Like all members, I will follow the rules as outlined by Speaker Johnson, even if I disagree with them.

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