Prohibits certain mental health professionals from engaging in conversion therapy for minors

SB 285 bans certain mental health professionals, such as therapists, from performing conversion therapy on minors. The bill directly affects minors seeking mental health care and these professionals by prohibiting attempts to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity through therapy. It establishes a clear legal prohibition on this practice for the specified professionals, making it illegal to engage in such therapy with minors. The bill is currently pending in the Senate Families, Seniors and Health Committee after being referred there in February 2025.