TO AMEND THE PROTECTING MINORS FROM MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ACT OF 2023; AND TO INCLUDE GENDER-AFFIRMING INTERVENTIONS AS A RIGHT OF ACTION FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE.
House Bill 1916 amends the Protecting Minors from Medical Malpractice Act of 2023. This bill expands the act by specifically including gender-affirming interventions as a basis for a medical malpractice lawsuit. It establishes a legal "right of action," allowing individuals or their representatives to sue healthcare providers for alleged malpractice related to gender-affirming interventions provided to minors.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 31, 2025
Signed Apr 22, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from 'Act 979' to 'HB 1916' with updated session information and formatting conventions, but no substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content.
TECHNICAL
Header information was updated to reflect the new bill number (HB 1916) and session year (2025), replacing the previous Act 979 designation.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Apr 22, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that HB1916 is now Act 979
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned from the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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