MHDD CD-TRANSGENDER
Summary
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. Expands the definition of "mental illness" to include transgenderism, or the condition of identifying with a gender other than the one assigned at birth.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2026
Last action Feb 6, 2026
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3
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Committee
1
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Chesney
RRepublican
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