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CS/SB 254: Treatments for Sex Reassignment

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Yarborough ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry ; Broxson

Treatments for Sex Reassignment; Granting courts of this state temporary emergency jurisdiction over a child present in this state if the child has been subjected to or is threatened with being subjected to sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures; providing that, for purposes of warrants to take physical custody of a child in certain child custody enforcement proceedings, serious physical harm to the child includes, but is not limited to, being subjected to sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures; prohibiting certain public entities from expending state funds for the provision of sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures; prohibiting sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures for patients younger than 18 years of age; requiring the department to immediately suspend the license of a health care practitioner who is arrested for committing or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit specified violations related to sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures for a patient younger than 18 years of age, etc.

Effective Date: 5/17/2023
Last Action: 5/18/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-90
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/3/2023 Senate • Filed
3/6/2023 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Fiscal Policy
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
3/8/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/13/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/13/2023 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 3
3/14/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time
3/15/2023 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
3/20/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/23/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
3/23/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 6
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
3/27/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/30/23
3/30/2023 Senate • Retained on Calendar
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/23
4/3/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 315
• Amendment(s) adopted (218794, 450510, 654418, 756102) -SJ 315
• Amendment(s) failed (299002, 442004, 616390, 712462, 818468) -SJ 316
• Ordered engrossed
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/4/2023 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 324
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 27 NAYS 12 -SJ 325
• Immediately certified -SJ 335
4/5/2023 House • In Messages
4/13/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/18/2023)
• 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
4/18/2023 House • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 1421
• Read 2nd time
• Amendment 311545 temporarily postponed
• Amendment 289149 Failed
• Amendment 531629 Failed
• Amendment 117705 Failed
• Amendment 374289 Failed
• Amendment 388571 Failed
• Amendment 389103 Failed
• Amendment 633677 Failed
• Amendment 916215 Failed
• Amendment 088875 Failed
• Amendment 608559 Failed
• Amendment 386565 Failed
• Amendment 172969 Failed
• Amendment 829593 Failed
• Amendment 063349 Failed
• Amendment 256341 adopted
• Amendment 984929 ruled out of order
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/19/2023 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 82, NAYS 31
4/19/2023 Senate • In returning messages
5/4/2023 Senate • Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (738500) -SJ 811
• Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (256341) -SJ 812
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 13 -SJ 812
5/4/2023 House • In Messages
• Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 738500 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 28
5/4/2023 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
5/16/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/17/2023 • Approved by Governor
5/18/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-90