HB 2758 Summary

• Prohibits health providers from offering conversion therapy to patients under 18 years old, with exemptions for clergy, religious counselors, and parents acting in those capacities rather than as health providers.

• Adds "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" as protected classes in public accommodations, employment, and housing discrimination laws, with religious organization exemptions for certain facilities.

• Defines "gender identity" as gender-related identity and characteristics regardless of sex at birth, established through medical history, consistent assertion, or evidence it is sincerely held and part of core identity.

• Defines "sexual orientation" as homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.

• Establishes state preemption over local ordinances regarding sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination in public accommodations, employment, and housing; allows grandfathering of local employer definitions with fewer than five employees.