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CS/CS/HB 1639: Gender and Biological Sex

GENERAL BILL by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ; Select Committee on Health Innovation ; Bankson ; Black ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Plakon ; Yeager

Gender and Biological Sex; Defines "sex"; requires certain applications & licenses to indicate person's sex, rather than gender; provides requirements for health insurance policies, group health insurance policies, health benefit plans, & health maintenance contracts relating to coverage for sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures & certain mental health & therapeutic services.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/8/2024 Senate - Died in Rules
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/9/2024 House • Filed
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/13/2024 House • Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation
• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
• Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation
1/18/2024 House • Added to Select Committee on Health Innovation agenda
1/22/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Select Committee on Health Innovation
1/23/2024 House • Reported out of Select Committee on Health Innovation
1/24/2024 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/25/2024 House • Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
• Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
• Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/30/2024 House • Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
2/1/2024 House • Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/2/2024 House • Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
2/3/2024 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/5/2024 House • Referred to Infrastructure Strategies Committee
• Now in Infrastructure Strategies Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2/20/2024 House • Added to Infrastructure Strategies Committee agenda
2/22/2024 House • Favorable by Infrastructure Strategies Committee
2/23/2024 House • Reported out of Infrastructure Strategies Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/26/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
2/29/2024 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 755937 Failed
• Amendment 980525 Failed
• Amendment 037901 Failed
• Amendment 135825 Failed
• Amendment 901105 Failed
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
3/1/2024 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 75, NAYS 33
3/1/2024 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Rules
• Received
3/8/2024 Senate • Died in Rules