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 Tuesday, with several Republicans voting against it.

Montana lawmakers, including several Republicans, voted down a measure to ban the state’s first transgender legislator from using women’s restrooms at the State Capitol Tuesday.

An effort by Montana Republicans to ban trans politician Zooey Zephyr from women’s restrooms has failed. The policy, proposed by Republican Jerry Schillinger, would have required lawmakers in Montana to use facilities congruent with their sex assigned at birth.

A measure that would have prohibited the transgender lawmaker from using the women's restroom failed in committee Tuesday, with even several Republicans voting against it.

The proposal would have effectively barred transgender women from using the State Capitol restroom for female lawmakers. Some Republicans joined Democrats in voting it down.

The rules committee debated - and rejected - a measure to ban trans people from using the restrooms next to the chambers.

Democratic Representative Zooey Zephyr, a transgender woman first elected to the statehouse in 2022, praised her colleagues who voted down the proposed ban in a legislative committee.

Montana legislators, including some Republicans, voted against a ban restricting transgender state representative Zooey Zephyr from using the women's restroom. This decision reflects ongoing national debates on transgender rights,

The Montana legislature on Tuesday voted down a bathroom ban targeting the state's first transgender representative, Zooey Zephyr.