Gender-affirming medical care and certain counseling prohibition for minors in the state of Minnesota

This bill, known as the Zywiec Act, prohibits licensed health care providers in Minnesota from offering gender-affirming medical treatments like hormone therapy, puberty blockers, or gender reassignment surgery to individuals under 18 years old. It also bars public health funds from being used for these services and restricts mental health counseling that suggests or affirms a gender identity different from the minor's biological sex. The law includes specific exceptions for treating diagnosed medical conditions unrelated to gender identity, such as precocious puberty, and for medically necessary surgical interventions for intersex conditions. Violations could result in fines of at least $500,000, license revocation, and up to ten years in prison, with enforcement handled by the Minnesota Department of Health.