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AL SB184
Bill
AI Summary
SB184 - Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act (V-CAP)
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Prohibits prescribing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender-affirming surgeries to minors, with violations classified as Class C felonies.
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Exceptions apply only to procedures treating medically verifiable disorders of sex development, such as ambiguous external genitalia or abnormal sex chromosome structures.
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School personnel including nurses, counselors, and teachers are prohibited from encouraging minors to withhold information from parents about gender identity concerns or withholding such information themselves.
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Allows psychologists, psychological technicians, and licensed mental health professionals to continue providing counseling and mental health services.
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Becomes effective 30 days after passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Public health, minors, biological male or female, sexual state, practices to alter or affirm minor's sexual identity or perception such as prescribing puberty blocking medication or surgeries, prohibited, exceptions, nurses and school personnel not to withhold information from parents, violations a Class C felony
Minors
Last Action
Assigned Act No. 2022-289.
4/7/2022