House Bill 1125 Summary

• Prohibits providing gender transition procedures (puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, gender reassignment surgeries) to anyone under 18 years of age, with exceptions for certain disorders of sex development.

• Bans use of public funds to pay for gender transition procedures for minors and prohibits state and locally-owned healthcare facilities from providing these procedures to individuals under 18.

• Denies state income tax deductions for expenses related to gender transition procedures or health insurance premiums covering such procedures for minors.

• Establishes violations as grounds for license revocation for physicians and healthcare professionals, with enforcement by the Attorney General and private right of action with 30-year statute of limitations and attorney's fee recovery.

• Prohibits Medicaid and private health insurance plans from covering gender transition procedures for minors, and excludes such procedures from the definition of medical practice in Mississippi.