Bill > LB732

This bill, titled "Change provisions relating to the ability of a health care practitioner to provide cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers under the Let Them Grow Act," amends existing Nebraska law to prohibit health care practitioners from providing cross-sex hormones (hormones like testosterone or estrogen given in amounts larger or more potent than naturally occur for a person's biological sex) and puberty blockers (drugs used to delay or suppress puberty) to individuals younger than nineteen years of age, except in specific circumstances such as treating a congenital defect, precocious puberty, disease, or physical injury, and it also grants the Attorney General the power to bring legal action against practitioners who knowingly violate these provisions, with penalties of up to $25,000 per violation. The bill also clarifies definitions within the Let Them Grow Act, including defining "congenital defect" to exclude gender dysphoria or other mental conditions, and establishes a two-year window for individuals who received gender-altering procedures in violation of the law after October 1, 2023, to bring civil action for damages and attorney's fees, with courts required to notify the Attorney General of any knowing violations.

Health and Social Services

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