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ID H0572
Bill
Status
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
State Affairs Committee
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AI Summary
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Prohibits health care providers, schools, child care providers, and mandated reporters from withholding information from parents about a child's expressed interest in sex transition procedures or facilitating such procedures without written parental consent
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Defines "sex transition procedures" to include puberty blockers, hormone treatments, and surgical procedures intended to alter a minor's body to not correspond with their biological sex
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Defines "social transition" as adopting names, pronouns, appearance, or mannerisms associated with a gender different from biological sex
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Allows parents to sue covered entities for violations, with minimum statutory damages of $50,000 plus compensatory damages, attorney's fees, and injunctive relief
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Authorizes the Attorney General to investigate violations and seek civil penalties up to $100,000 per violation, with the act taking effect July 1, 2026 under an emergency declaration
Legislative Description
Adds to existing law to establish the Pediatric Secretive Transitions Parental Rights Act.
PEDIATRIC SECRETIVE TRANSITIONS PARENTAL RIGHTS ACT
Last Action
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
2/3/2026