SB4245 Summary: Gender-Affirming Health Care Protection Act

• Creates the Gender-Affirming Health Care Protection Act, establishing Illinois public policy protecting access to gender-affirming care for children by prohibiting the state from enforcing other states' laws that criminalize or penalize providers and recipients of such care.

• Prohibits Illinois law enforcement officers from participating in arrests based solely on out-of-state warrants for providing or allowing children to receive gender-affirming care, unless the care violates Illinois law.

• Amends the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act to prevent the Governor from extraditing individuals to other states based on gender-affirming care charges, provided the care complies with Illinois law.

• Restricts subpoenas and discovery requests in Illinois courts based on other states' civil laws targeting gender-affirming care providers, and prohibits release of medical information in response to such requests.

• Takes effect June 1, 2023, with severability clause allowing provisions to stand independently if portions are invalidated.