Daniel McCay
Daniel McCay is a Republican member of the Utah Senate representing District 18, and previously served in the Utah House. Entries naming him record his sponsorship of legislation later passed by the legislature and signed by the governor.
2025 Events (1)
Utah enacted HB77, banning Pride flags from public schools and government buildings; first such state ban
On March 27, 2025, Utah enacted House Bill 77, "Flag Display Amendments," after Gov. Spencer Cox declined to sign or veto it and allowed it to become law. The measure bars government entities and public schools from displaying any flag except an approved list — the U.S. flag, Utah's state flag, and official government, military, and comparable flags — and was widely promoted as a ban on Pride flags in classrooms and public buildings. Utah became the first state to enact such a ban, enforced by the state auditor through fines.
2024 Events (1)
Utah Gov. Cox signed HB257 mandating birth-sex facility use in schools, public buildings, and prisons
Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed House Bill 257, "Sex-based Designations for Privacy, Anti-bullying, and Women's Opportunities," into law on January 30, 2024. The act requires restrooms, showers, and locker rooms in public K-12 schools and government-owned or controlled buildings to be used according to sex assigned at birth, creates new and enhanced criminal penalties for using a facility inconsistent with that designation, and extends the birth-sex standard to government athletic programs and to correctional facilities. It is codified at Utah Code 63G-31-201 et seq.
2023 Events (1)
Utah enacted S.B. 93, adding evidentiary barriers and an age ban to transgender birth-certificate sex changes
On March 23, 2023, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed S.B. 93, "Birth Certificate Modifications," rewriting Utah Code 26-2-11 to impose new limits on court-ordered sex-designation changes. A court may now grant a change only on clear-and-convincing findings that the petitioner is not in litigation or on probation, has expressed the sought sex "in a consistent and uniform manner for at least six months," and suffers clinically significant distress. The law bars any change for a child under 15 years and 6 months and requires a guardian ad litem, at the family's expense, for older minors.