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KS SB214

KS SB214
Making it a crime for a physician to perform gender reassignment surgery or hormone replacement therapy on certain children.


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Introduced
02/10/2021
In Committee
02/11/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/23/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT concerning crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; creating the crime of unlawful gender reassignment service; providing grounds for unprofessional conduct for healing arts licensees; amending K.S.A. 65-2837 and repealing the existing section. 5

AI Summary

This bill creates the crime of "unlawful gender reassignment service", which prohibits physicians from performing certain medical procedures or providing certain medications to children under 18 years old for the purpose of attempting to change or affirm the child's perception of their biological sex. The bill also amends the law on unprofessional conduct for licensed healthcare providers to include violating the provisions of the new crime. The bill provides exceptions for children born with medically verified disorders of sex development. The bill establishes the new crime as a severity level 8, person felony and sets forth the effective date.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Senate Died in Committee (on 05/23/2022)

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