HB 2625 Summary

• Adds "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" as protected classes in Arizona's antidiscrimination laws covering employment, housing, and public accommodations.

• Defines "gender identity" as gender-related identity and expression regardless of designated sex at birth, and applies protections to public educational institutions prohibiting discrimination against students and parents.

• Requires single-occupancy restroom facilities in public buildings to be designated as gender-neutral, and clarifies that denying access to sex-segregated facilities based on gender identity constitutes discrimination.

• Extends nondiscrimination protections to recipients of state funding across all programs, with enforcement by the Arizona Attorney General's office.

• Makes technical amendments throughout Arizona Revised Statutes to incorporate sexual orientation and gender identity protections into existing employment, housing, and civil rights provisions.