Public health and safety; health care professionals; prohibiting certain gender transition procedures; exceptions; administrative remedies; emergency.
2024 Regular Session
A physician, mental health professional, or other health care professional shall not knowingly engage in or cause any of the following practices to be performed upon any person under eighteen (18) years of age if the practice is performed for the purpose of attempting to alter the appearance of or affirm the minor's perception of his or her gender or biological sex, if that appearance or perception is inconsistent with the minor's biological sex as defined in this act: 1. Prescribing or administering [...] any drug to suppress or delay normal puberty; 2. Prescribing or administering testosterone, estrogen, or progesterone to a minor in an amount greater than would normally be produced endogenously in a healthy individual of that individual's age and biological sex;
A health benefit plan under an insurance policy or other plan providing health care coverage in this state shall not include reimbursement for the services described in subsections B and C of this section whether performed on a minor or adult.
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2023-04-18 | Coauthored by Senator Hamilton |
| 2023-03-23 | Second Reading referred to Rules Committee then to Appropriations Committee |
| 2023-03-14 | Coauthored by Senator Jett |
| 2023-03-01 | First Reading |
| 2023-03-01 | Engrossed, signed, to Senate |
| 2023-02-28 | Referred for engrossment |
| 2023-02-28 | Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 80 Nays: 18 |
| 2023-02-28 | Amended by floor substitute |
| 2023-02-28 | Coauthored by Representative(s) Gann, Conley, Maynard |
| 2023-02-28 | General Order |
| 2023-02-20 | Emergency added |
| 2023-02-20 | Authored by Senator Bullard (principal Senate author) |
| 2023-02-20 | Coauthored by Representative(s) CrosswhiteHader |
| 2023-02-20 | CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Public Health Committee |
| 2023-02-13 | Coauthored by Representative(s) Olsen |
| 2023-02-07 | Second Reading referred to Public Health |
| 2023-02-06 | Authored by Representative West (Kevin) |
| 2023-02-06 | First Reading |