Relating to: prohibiting gender transition medical intervention for individuals under 18 years of age.
This Wisconsin bill prohibits health care providers from performing gender-affirming surgeries, administering puberty-blocking drugs, or prescribing high-dose hormones to minors under 18. The law specifically bans procedures intended to change a minor's body to match a sex different from their biological sex, with exceptions only for treating medically verifiable genetic disorders or life-threatening conditions. If a provider violates these rules, the state medical board must investigate and can revoke their license without the possibility of reinstatement. Additionally, the bill prevents courts from issuing injunctions to stop the enforcement of these medical restrictions.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Assembly Passage
Oct 2023
Senate Passage
Oct 2023
Vetoed
Dec 2023
Introduced Sep 29, 2023
Vetoed Dec 6, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly Oct 12, 2023
How they voted
22–10
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Oct 17, 2023
D
Democratic10
90% Nay
R
Republican23
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jan 18, 2024
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Dec 6, 2023
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-6-2023
lower
Oct 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 10
upper
Oct 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Oct 13, 2023
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
upper
Oct 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 63, Noes 35
lower
Oct 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 10, Noes 5
lower
Sep 29, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Allen, Vos, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, Macco, Magnafici, Maxey, Michalski, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor, Plumer, Pronschinske, Rettinger, Rozar, Sapik, Schraa, Sortwell, Tittl, Tusler, Wichgers and Callahan;
cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Tomczyk, Knodl, Felzkowski, Kapenga, Nass, Wimberger and Ballweg
lower
31 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amanda Nedweski
RRepublican
P
Amy Binsfeld
RRepublican
P
Angie Sapik
RRepublican
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Calvin Callahan
RRepublican
P
Chanz Green
RRepublican
P
Chuck Wichgers
RRepublican
P
Dave Armstrong
RRepublican
P
Dave Maxey
RRepublican
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
Donna Rozar
RRepublican
P
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
P
Gae Magnafici
RRepublican
P
Gus Gustafson
RRepublican
P
Janel Brandtjen
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
John Macco
RRepublican
P
Jon Plumer
RRepublican
P
Joy Goeben
RRepublican
P
Karen Hurd
RRepublican
P
Michael Schraa
RRepublican
P
Nik Rettinger
RRepublican
P
Paul Tittl
RRepublican
P
Rick Gundrum
RRepublican
P
Robin Vos
RRepublican
P
Ron Tusler
RRepublican
P
Scott Allen
RRepublican
P
Shae Sortwell
RRepublican
P
Tom Michalski
RRepublican
P
Treig Pronschinske
RRepublican
P
Ty Bodden
RRepublican
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