CS/SB 254: Treatments for Sex Reassignment

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy, Yarborough; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry, Broxson

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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 5/4/2023 08:12 PM

• Senate Committee References (2)

  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1421 (c2) by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Gender Clinical Interventions Last Action: 4/18/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 254 (Ch. 2023-90)	Compare

• Proposed Committee Substitute (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  112830 - Proposed Committee Substitute
  Sponsor: Health Policy
  Filed: 3/10/2023 3:28 PM
  Last committee action: Replaced by Committee Substitute
  

  	953930 - Amendment (112830) Amendment filed: 3/13/2023 11:44 AM Amending Sponsor: Health Policy Amending instruction: Delete line 63 and insert: Amendment action: Unfavorable 3/14/2023 12:01 PM
  	309890 - Amendment (112830) Amendment filed: 3/13/2023 11:43 AM Amending Sponsor: Health Policy Amending instruction: Delete lines 200 - 216 and insert: Amendment action: Unfavorable 3/14/2023 12:01 PM
  	448208 - Amendment (112830) Amendment filed: 3/13/2023 12:42 PM Amending Sponsor: Health Policy Amending instruction: Delete lines 224 - 234 and insert: Amendment action: Unfavorable 3/14/2023 12:01 PM
  	788684 - Amendment (112830) Amendment filed: 3/13/2023 12:42 PM Amending Sponsor: Health Policy Amending instruction: Delete lines 59 - 68. Amendment action: Unfavorable 3/14/2023 12:01 PM

• Citations - Statute (7)

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  61.517	Temporary emergency jurisdiction.	Page 3 (pdf)
  61.534	Warrant to take physical custody of child.	Page 3 (pdf)
  286.31		Page 3 (pdf)
  456.001	Definitions.	Page 4 (pdf)
  456.074	Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license.	Page 8 (pdf)
  456.52		Page 6 (pdf)
  766.318		Page 9 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  3/3/2023	S	• Filed
  3/6/2023	S	• Referred to Health Policy; Fiscal Policy
  3/7/2023	S	• Introduced
  3/8/2023	S	• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/13/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
  3/13/2023	S	• CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 3
  3/14/2023	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
  3/15/2023	S	• Now in Fiscal Policy
  3/20/2023	S	• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/23/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/23/2023	S	• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 13 NAYS 6 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
  3/27/2023	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/30/23
  3/30/2023	S	• Retained on Calendar • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/23
  4/3/2023	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 315 • Amendment(s) adopted (218794, 450510, 654418, 756102) -SJ 315 • Amendment(s) failed (299002, 442004, 616390, 712462, 818468) -SJ 316 • Ordered engrossed • Placed on 3rd reading
  4/4/2023	S	• Read 3rd time -SJ 324 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 27 NAYS 12 -SJ 325 • Immediately certified -SJ 335
  4/5/2023	H	• In Messages
  4/13/2023	H	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/18/2023) • 1st Reading (Engrossed 1)
  4/18/2023	H	• Substituted for CS/CS/HB 1421 • Read 2nd time • Amendment 311545 temporarily postponed • Amendment 289149 Failed • Amendment 531629 Failed • Amendment 117705 Failed • Amendment 374289 Failed • Amendment 388571 Failed • Amendment 389103 Failed • Amendment 633677 Failed • Amendment 916215 Failed • Amendment 088875 Failed • Amendment 608559 Failed • Amendment 386565 Failed • Amendment 172969 Failed • Amendment 829593 Failed • Amendment 063349 Failed • Amendment 256341 adopted • Amendment 984929 ruled out of order • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar
  4/19/2023	H	• Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 82, NAYS 31
  4/19/2023	S	• In returning messages
  5/4/2023	S	• Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted (738500) -SJ 811 • Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended (256341) -SJ 812 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 26 NAYS 13 -SJ 812
  5/4/2023	H	• In Messages • Added to Senate Message List • Amendment 738500 Concur • CS passed as amended; YEAS 83, NAYS 28
  5/4/2023	S	• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
  5/16/2023		• Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
  5/17/2023		• Approved by Governor
  5/18/2023		• Chapter No. 2023-90