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SB63Introduced in the Senate

Enacting the help not harm act, restricting use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibiting healthcare providers from providing gender transition care to children whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex, authorizing a civil cause of action against healthcare providers for providing such treatments, requiring professional discipline against a healthcare provider who performs such treatment, prohibiting professional liability insurance from covering damages for healthcare providers that provide gender transition treatment to children and adding violation of the act to the definition of unprofessional conduct for physicians.

Passed

Introduced by Public Health and Welfare

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Enacting the help not harm act, restricting use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibiting healthcare providers from providing gender transition care to children whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex, authorizing a civil cause of action against healthcare providers for providing such treatments, requiring professional discipline against a healthcare provider who performs such treatment, prohibiting professional liability insurance from covering damages for healthcare providers that provide gender transition treatment to children and adding violation of the act to the definition of unprofessional conduct for physicians.

Where it stands

House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 85 Nay: 34

February 18, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

9 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Motion to override veto prevailed - Yea: 84 Nay: 35 · February 18, 2025

84

Yes

35

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

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RepresentativeDistrictVote
Dale Helwig1Yes
Kenneth Collins2Yes
Charles Smith3Yes
Rick James4Yes
Carrie Barth5Yes
Samantha Poetter Parshall6Absent
Dan Goddard7Yes
Chris Croft8Yes
Fred Gardner9Yes
Suzanne Wikle10No

Bill history

  1. Senate Introduced

  2. Senate Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  3. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 142-S - CANCELED

  4. Senate Hearing: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 548-South

  5. Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare

  6. Senate Motion to advance to EFA, subject to amendment, debate and roll call.

  7. Senate Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

  8. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Haley

  9. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Haley was rejected

  10. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Haley

  11. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Haley was rejected

  12. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Holscher

  13. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Holscher was rejected

  14. Senate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Sykes

  15. Senate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Sykes was rejected

  16. Senate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 32 Nay: 8

  17. House Received and Introduced

  18. House Referred to Committee of the Whole

  19. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Carr

  20. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Carr was rejected Yea: 31 Nay: 85

  21. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Meyer

  22. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Meyer was rejected Yea: 31 Nay: 84

  23. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Meyer

  24. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Meyer was rejected Yea: 31 Nay: 85

  25. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Hoye

  26. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Hoye was rejected Yea: 29 Nay: 83

  27. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative McDonald

  28. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative McDonald was rejected Yea: 29 Nay: 84

  29. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Oropeza

  30. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Oropeza was rejected Yea: 27 Nay: 80

  31. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ruiz, S.

  32. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ruiz, S. was rejected Yea: 30 Nay: 86

  33. House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ruiz, S.

  34. House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ruiz, S. was rejected

  35. House Committee of the Whole - Be passed

  36. House Final Action - Passed; Yea: 83 Nay: 35

  37. Senate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Wednesday, February 5, 2025

  38. Senate Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Tuesday, February 11, 2025

  39. Senate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9

  40. House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 85 Nay: 34

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