Treatments for Sex Reassignment
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed May 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2023 · House May 4, 2023
How they voted
26–12
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Apr 4, 2023
D
Democratic11
90% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
61
Key actions
13
Committee
6
Amendments
3
May 17, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 28
lower
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Amendment 738500 Concur
lower
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 13
upper
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (256341)
upper
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (738500)
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 82, NAYS 31
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced
Amendment 984929 ruled out of order
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment 256341 adopted
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced
Amendment 311545 temporarily postponed
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 27 NAYS 12
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (218794, 450510, 654418, 756102)
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 6
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/23/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/13/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 6, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Clay Yarborough
RRepublican
Co
Doug Broxson
RRepublican
Co
Keith Perry
RRepublican
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