THE POLICY LANDSCAPE
Rights, restrictions & the places between.
State
Montana
The current record for Montana in each policy area of the atlas.
| Policy area | Policy reported | Rating (Transitics) | Captured |
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| Birth certificates | Access / protection recognized Allowed; No Requirements | Rating: Highly Progressive | Captured: |
| Driver’s licenses | Conditions / barriers Allowed; Requires Amended Birth Certificate or Certification of Gender Identity | Rating: Highly Progressive | Captured: |
| Nonbinary recognition | Access / protection recognized Recognition on IDs Mandated | Rating: Progressive | Captured: |
| Bathrooms & facilities | Court limits reported Bathroom Ban In Public Colleges, Public K-12 Schools, State-Funded Domestic Violence Shelters, & All State & Local Government Buildings; Trans People Not Held Liable If Violated (Blocked) | Rating: Neutral | Captured: |
| Youth gender-affirming care | No restriction reported No Restrictions | Rating: Neutral | Captured: |
| Medicaid coverage | Conditions / barriers Explicit Exclusion For Gender Reassignment Surgery; No Explicit Coverage or Exclusion; Coverage Mandated For State Employees | Rating: Progressive | Captured: |
| Sports participation | Restriction reported Total Ban | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Care in prisons | Not established No Stated Gender-Affirming Care Policy | Rating: Neutral | Captured: |
| Prison housing | Court limits reported Placement Determined Case-By-Case; Trans Inmates Segregated If Placed According to Gender Identity (Blocked) | Rating: Neutral | Captured: |
| Legal sex definitions | Restriction reported Code-wide statute defines sex by reproductive biology, in force since Mar. 24, 2026; PI motion pending | Captured: |
A record is what a source reported on the date it was captured, not a legal effective date. An unobserved record is not a finding that no restrictions exist.
Dated records
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Code-wide statute defines sex by reproductive biology, in force since Mar. 24, 2026; PI motion pending
2025 Mont. Laws ch. 778 (SB 437), § 1 ('Terms of wide applicability', codified in Mont. Code Ann. Title 1, ch. 1, pt. 2 per § 67, replacing repealed § 1-1-201 per § 66); signed and effective Mar. 24, 2026 (§ 69, effective on passage and approval)
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Bathroom Ban In Public Colleges, Public K-12 Schools, State-Funded Domestic Violence Shelters, & All State & Local Government Buildings; Trans People Not Held Liable If Violated (Blocked)
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
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Allowed; Requires Amended Birth Certificate or Certification of Gender Identity
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
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Allowed; No Requirements
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
Legislation
The atlas tracks 31 bills for Montana. See the list.