Bill > HB1081

This bill, known as the Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, prohibits healthcare providers from performing gender transition surgeries or prescribing cross-sex hormones and puberty-blocking drugs to individuals under 18 years old. The legislation defines key terms like "biological sex" and "gender transition" and establishes that healthcare providers who perform such procedures on minors can have their professional licenses revoked. For individuals under 18 who were already receiving these treatments prior to August 28, 2023, an exemption exists until March 1, 2026. The bill also creates a legal framework allowing individuals who received these treatments as minors to sue healthcare providers up to 15 years after turning 21, with potential damages of at least $500,000 and the possibility of treble damages. The law includes exceptions for individuals with medically verifiable disorders of sex development, treatment of infections or injuries, and procedures necessary to prevent imminent medical danger. Importantly, the bill does not apply to speech protected by the First Amendment and aims to regulate medical interventions for gender transition in minors.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1081&year=2025&code=R