Bill > HB1275

This bill repeals provisions relating to gender transition procedures across several sections of Missouri law, effectively removing existing statutory language about gender transition surgeries, cross-sex hormones, and puberty-blocking drugs. Specifically, the bill eliminates Section 191.1720 (known as the "Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act"), which previously defined terms related to gender transition and prohibited healthcare providers from performing gender transition surgeries or prescribing cross-sex hormones and puberty-blocking drugs to individuals under 18 years old. The bill now simply prohibits payments for gender transition surgeries, cross-sex hormones, and puberty-blocking drugs across multiple areas of state healthcare, including MO HealthNet (Medicaid), correctional center healthcare, and county jail medical services. By removing the detailed definitional section, the bill takes a more straightforward approach to banning these medical interventions, particularly for minors, without providing extensive legal definitions or specific mechanisms for enforcement.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB1275&year=2025&code=R