Tracking List: Medical and Legal Rights (25 bills)

Position: Support

HB1908 - Rep. Cecelie Williams (R) - Allows the court to enter a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation if a person is pregnant

Summary:

HCS HBs 1908 & 2337 -- JUDGMENT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OR LEGAL SEPARATION

This bill prohibits pregnancy status from preventing the court from entering a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation.

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

Senate: Truly Agreed and Finally Passed

Last Action:

03/10/2026

S - Truly Agreed and Finally Passed

HB1926 - Rep. Gregg Bush (D) - Creates provisions relating to the disclosure of patients' citizenship or immigration status

Summary:

This bill prohibits health care professionals from documenting the citizenship or immigration status of patients in their medical records, or from being required to do so, for any reason other than to determine the patient's needs and eligibility for social or community services. The bill additionally prohibits the disclosure of a patient's citizenship or immigration status to any law enforcement agency.

If a health care professional does disclose a patient's citizenship or immigration status to a law enforcement agency or officer, the relevant licensing board for the health care professional is required to discipline the health care professional as specified in the bill, depending on whether the disclosure was accidental or intentional.

This bill is similar to HB 1267 (2025).

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

House: Filed

Last Action:

01/08/2026

H - Read Second Time

HB2065 - Rep. Wick Thomas (D) - Repeals provisions relating to gender transition procedures

Summary:

This bill repeals the "Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act" and its references from statute.

This bill is similar to HB 1275 (2025).

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

House: Filed

Last Action:

01/08/2026

H - Read Second Time

HB2337 - Rep. Raychel Proudie (D) - Allows the court to enter a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation if a person is pregnant

Summary:

This bill prohibits pregnancy status from preventing the court from entering a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation.

This bill is similar to HB 243 and HB 280 (2025).

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

House: In Committee

Last Action:

01/27/2026

H - Superseded by HB 1908

HB2454 - Rep. Elizabeth Fuchs (D) - Establishes provisions relating to discriminatory employment practices and discriminatory housing practices based on a person's private medical history or medical choices

Summary:

This bill specifies that a prohibited discriminatory employment practice occurs when:

(1) An employer fails or refuses to hire, discharges or otherwise discriminates against any individuals with respect to compensation or the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of their private medical history or medical choices;

(2) An employer takes any adverse employment action against an employee based on the private medical history or medical choice by an employee or employee's dependent;

(3) A labor organization excludes or expels from membership or otherwise discriminates against any applicant or member because of his or her private medical history or medical choices;

(4) An employment agency fails or refuses to refer for employment or otherwise discriminates against any individuals because of their private medical history or medical choices;

(5) An employer, labor organization, or employment agency prints or circulates any statement, advertisement, or publication, or makes any inquiry in connection with prospective employment, that expresses any preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination because of private medical history or medical choices, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification.

These prohibitions do not apply if the private medical history or medical choices of an individual directly impede the individual's ability to perform any essential job function.

This bill specifies that a prohibited discriminatory housing practice occurs when any:

(1) Person discriminates with respect to real estate transactions or loans against an individual because of his or her private medical history or medical choices; (2) Person discriminates with respect to real estate financial assistance against an individual because of his or her private medical history or medical choices;

(3) Real estate broker or salesperson makes any statement concerning the entry into the neighborhood of an individual based on the individual's private medical history or medical choices;

(4) Person refuses to sell or rent to an individual because of his or her private medical history or medical choices;

(5) Person discriminates against an individual in the terms, conditions, or privileges of the sale or rental of a dwelling because of the individual's private medical history or medical choices;

(6) Person makes any notice, statement, or advertisement with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any discrimination based on private medical history or medical choices;

(7) Person represents to an individual, because of such individual's private medical history or medical choices, that any dwelling is not available for inspection, sale, or rental when such dwelling is, in fact, so available; or

(8) Person denies an individual access to any multiple-listing service or real estate brokers' organization, or discriminates against him or her in the terms or conditions of the access on account of the individual's private medical history or medical choices.

Nothing in the bill prohibits a religious institution, corporation, association, society, health care facility, or educational institution with historic religious affiliation from:

(1) Prohibiting the provision of any reproductive health service on property owned or leased by it;

(2) Refusing to provide or pay for any reproductive health service to any patient, student, or employee;

(3) Establishing employment policies that include requirements that an employee follow certain medical guidelines that are reasonably based on the established religious beliefs or practices of the organization, so long as the policies apply uniformly to similarly situated employees; (4) Refusing to provide health insurance coverage to any employee for any reproductive health service; or

(5) Refusing to sell or rent, property or to grant financial assistance to an individual whose private medical history or medical choices conflict with the religious beliefs or moral convictions of the religious institution, corporation, association, society, health care facility, or educational institution with historic religious affiliation.

This bill is similar to HB 1058 (2025).

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

House: Filed

Last Action:

01/08/2026

H - Read Second Time

HB2456 - Rep. Elizabeth Fuchs (D) - Modifies provisions relating to infectious or communicable diseases

Summary:

This bill modifies several provisions relating to infectious or communicable diseases.

The bill repeals a variety of references to HIV-specific testing requirements to be conducted by the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), and provides that DHSS must pay for the cost of conducting testing for sexually transmitted infections or diseases for a victim of rape, sodomy, or incest. This testing is limited to two rounds and must follow the best medical guidance for each infection or disease being screened. The bill additionally removes HIV-specific references in favor of the term "testing" to screen for sexually transmitted infections or diseases.

The costs of testing for certain offenders who are compelled by the court to undergo testing are to be taxed to the defendant, unless otherwise prohibited by law. Additionally, costs of testing for juvenile offenders will be paid for by the county in which the offense occurred.

Provisions governing infectious control procedures are expanded to include serious infectious or communicable diseases, and the references to HIV and related diseases are repealed.

Current law provides that the assessment by the Centers for Disease Control of the risk of transmission of HIV or HBV from infected health care professionals to patients does not justify mandatory testing, but that health care professionals who perform invasive procedures are advised to know their HIV antibody status and hepatitis B antigen status; this bill repeals that provision.

The bill updates the practice of pharmacy to include the dispensing of both HIV pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis.

As it relates to genetic testing by insurance companies, current law defines a genetic test as not including, among others, tests for the presence of HIV. This bill replaces that reference with testing for the presence of infection or disease.

Current law defines "psychologically impacted real property" as real property in which an occupant is, or was at any time, infected with HIV or diagnosed with AIDS, or with any other disease that has been determined through medical evidence to be highly unlikely to be transmitted through the occupancy of a dwelling place. This bill removes the references to HIV and AIDS and defines such property as any real property in which a person is or was at any time infected or diagnosed with any disease that has been determined to be highly unlikely to be transmitted through the occupancy of a dwelling place.

Currently, there are two possible penalties for the offense of prostitution. It is a class B misdemeanor, unless the person knew prior to performing the act of prostitution that he or she was infected with HIV, in which case the offense is a class B felony. This bill removes the class B felony scheme from the offense of prostitution.

Currently, any information contained in any court record including recordings that could be used to identify or locate a victim of domestic assault or stalking must be closed and redacted from the record prior to public disclosure. Identifying information includes health information, including HIV status. This example of identifying information is repealed in the bill.

Finally, the bill repeals in their entirety sections governing information held by the State or its political subdivisions concerning a person's HIV status; the disclosure of confidential HIV-related information by court order; the disclosure of a person's HIV status by DHSS to exposed public health workers; required HIV and tuberculosis testing by the Department of Corrections; testing conducted by the Department of Mental Health, without right of refusal; testing conducted by insurance companies; court-ordered HIV testing without right of refusal; situations in which a person maintains a nuisance; notices to schools of the identity of a child with HIV; rulemaking authority for DHSS relating to mandatory premarital HIV testing; defendant testing requirements; and HIV testing for persons arrested for a prostitution-related offense.

This bill is similar to HB 1057 (2025).

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

House: Filed

Last Action:

01/08/2026

H - Read Second Time

HB2602 - Rep. Melanie Stinnett (R) - Exempts entities registered with the department of health and senior services that distribute hypodermic needles or syringes from the crime of unlawful delivery of drug paraphernalia

Summary:

This bill requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to create a registration process for organizations interested in operating a syringe access program intended to mitigate health risks associated with unsterile injectable drug use. The bill requires the Department, as a condition for registration, to ensure that any entity seeking registration has a collaborative agreement with an organization that provides access to mental health and substance use treatment options. Any entity registered with the Department cannot be located within 500 feet of any school building if the school building was established prior to the entity's operation.

In addition, this bill exempts any entity registered with the Department, as well as any staff member, volunteer, or participant in a syringe access program that is operated by an entity registered with the Department, that possesses, distributes, delivers, or manufactures hypodermic needles or syringes for the operation of a syringe access program or to otherwise mitigate health risks associated with unsterilized injection drugs, from the laws controlling the unlawful distribution, delivery, sale, possession, and manufacturing of drug paraphernalia.

This bill is similar to HB 824 (2025).

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

House: Filed

Last Action:

01/08/2026

H - Read Second Time

HB2735 - Rep. Eric Woods (D) - Creates provisions relating to the use of reproductive or sexual health application information

Summary:

This bill prohibits the sharing, selling, or use of any reproductive or sexual health application information by a health digital service, as both terms are defined in the bill, for any purpose without obtaining affirmative consent from the consumer for each instance of sharing, selling, or using the information.

A government entity is prohibited from requiring a reproductive or sexual health digital service to release any application information, except for the purpose of a criminal investigation, as specified in the bill.

In order for reproductive or sexual health application information to be released to a government entity without the affirmative consent of the consumer, certain conditions must be satisfied, as specified in the bill.

This bill is similar to HB 703 (2025).

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

House: Filed

Last Action:

01/08/2026

H - Read Second Time

HJR142 - Rep. Elizabeth Fuchs (D) - Proposes a constitutional amendment establishing the right to make medical decisions, including decisions on gender-affirming care

Summary:

Upon voter approval, this constitutional amendment provides that every individual has the right to make and carry out his or her own medical decisions, without government interference, so long as those decisions are made freely by the individual, are supported by a licensed physician, and are consistent with widely accepted and evidence-based standards of care.

The State is prohibited from burdening, penalizing, prohibiting, interfering with, or discriminating against the voluntary exercise by an individual of the right established in this amendment, or a person or entity assisting in the exercising of the right.

The right established in this amendment includes the right for individuals who are 18 years of age or older to make and carry out their own decisions relating to gender-affirming care, including, but not limited to, decisions on the administration of cross-sex hormones and gender-affirming medical procedures, which include, but are not limited to, chest or top surgeries, facial feminization or masculinization surgeries, genital or bottom surgeries, voice or airway surgeries, reproductive surgeries, hairline advancement, and body hair removal.

This bill is similar to HJR 69 (2025).

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

House: Filed

Last Action:

01/08/2026

H - Read Second Time

SB926 - Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern (D) - Modifies provisions relating to dissolution of marriage or legal separation and pregnancy status

Summary:

SB 926 - Under this act, pregnancy status shall not prevent a court from entering a judgement of dissolution of marriage or legal separation.

This act is identical to provisions in SB 93 (2025), HCS/HBs 243 & 280 (2025), HCS/SS/SB 66 (2025), SB 660 (2025), and HB 2402 (2024).

SARAH HASKINS

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

House: In Committee

Last Action:

02/11/2026

S - Hearing Conducted - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health

SB946 - Sen. Brian Williams (D) - Modifies provisions relating to dissolution of marriage or legal separation and pregnancy status

Summary:

SB 946 - Under this act, pregnancy status shall not prevent a court from entering a judgement of dissolution of marriage or legal separation.

This act is identical to SB 660 (2025) and provisions in HCS/SS/SB 66 (2025), SB 93 (2025), HCS/HBs 243 & 280 (2025), and HB 2402 (2024).

SARAH HASKINS

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

House: In Committee

Last Action:

02/11/2026

S - Hearing Conducted - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health

SB1219 - Sen. Patty Lewis (D) - Modifies provisions relating to distributors of hypodermic needles

Summary:

SB 1219 - Under this act, any entity registered with the Department of Health and Senior Services that possesses, distributes, or delivers hypodermic needles or syringes for the purposes of operating a syringe exchange program or otherwise mitigating health risks associated with unsterile injection drug use shall be exempt from the offense of unlawful distribution, delivery, or sale of drug paraphernalia, if such entity is not located within 500 feet of a school building, as well as the offense of unlawful manufacturing with intent to deliver drug paraphernalia.

This act is identical to SB 472 (2025), SB 997 (2024), SB 623 (2023), provisions in CCS/HCS/SS/SB 690 (2022), and CCS#2/HCS/SS/SB 64 (2021), substantially similar to HB 1486 (2020), SB 668 (2020), HCS/SS/SB 580 (2020), and HCS/HB 168 (2019), and similar to SCS/HB 1620 (2019).

SARAH HASKINS

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

Senate: In Committee

Last Action:

01/27/2026

S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health

SB1270 - Sen. Barbara Washington (D) - Requires public schools and charter schools to provide free feminine hygiene products to female students in grades 4-12

Summary:

SB 1270 - This act requires public schools and charter schools that include any of grades 4-12 to make at least one type of feminine hygiene product, as provided in the act, available in each school building for use by female students at no cost. Each school board and charter school governing body shall adopt policies establishing procedures for the distribution of feminine hygiene products and guidance regarding the safe use of such products, as well as prohibiting the resale or misuse of feminine hygiene products that are distributed to female students in accordance with the provisions of the act.

This act is identical to SB 342 (2025).

OLIVIA SHANNON

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

Senate: In Committee

Last Action:

01/27/2026

S - Referred to committee - Senate-Education

SB1298 - Sen. Patty Lewis (D) - Modifies provisions relating to the human immunodeficiency virus

Summary:

SB 1298 - This act repeals provisions of law relating to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including, but not limited to, provisions relating to:

· Payment by the Department of Health and Senior Services for the costs of HIV testing for certain victims of crime (changed under this act to testing for sexually transmitted infections or diseases and limited to two rounds of testing);

· Those authorized to conduct HIV testing and disclosure of information relating to HIV testing and individual test results;

· HIV testing of prisoners by the Department of Corrections, HIV testing of persons participating in certain drug treatment programs by the Department of Mental Health or individuals in the Department's custody, and conducting HIV testing without the individual's right to refuse testing;

· Insurance coverage of persons who test positive for HIV or HIV-related conditions;

· Nuisance laws relating to persons who build, maintain, use, own, or lease any building or other place used for lewdness, assignation, or illegal purpose involving sexual or other contact through which HIV transmission can occur;

· Notice given by the Department of Health and Senior Services to schools on the identity of any child reported to have HIV or parents or guardians confirmed to have HIV;

· Rule promulgation authority for mandatory premarital HIV testing;

· Definitions of psychologically impacted real property; and

· Enhanced penalties for the offense of prostitution for persons knowing in advance that they were infected with HIV.

Additionally, this act modifies a provision of law that requires certain persons to undergo HIV testing prior to incarceration without the right to refuse. Under this act, such persons shall instead be screened for sexually transmitted diseases prior to incarceration, with the costs for juveniles tested to be paid for by the county in which the offense occurred.

This act modifies several provisions of law relating to infection control procedures by replacing HIV or HBV (hepatitis B virus) with "serious infectious or communicable diseases".

Finally, this act modifies the practice of pharmacy to include the dispensing of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis.

This act is identical to SB 609 (2025).

SARAH HASKINS

Position:

Support (General)

Progress:

Senate: In Committee

Last Action:

01/27/2026

S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health

Position: Oppos

HB1608 - Rep. Hardy Billington (R) - Modifies provisions relating to gender transition procedures

Summary:

Currently, a health care provider must not knowingly prescribe or administer cross-sex hormones or puberty blocking drugs for the purpose of a gender transition for any individual under 18 years of age. This prohibition is set to expire on August 28, 2027. The bill repeals the expiration clause so that the prohibition will remain in effect.

This bill is similar to HB 1016 (2025).

Position:

Oppose (General)

Progress:

House: In Committee

Last Action:

01/28/2026

H - Superseded by HB 2033

HB1672 - Rep. Brian Seitz (R) - Modifies provisions relating to gender transition procedures

Summary:

Currently, a health care provider must not knowingly prescribe or administer cross-sex hormones or puberty blocking drugs for the purpose of a gender transition for any individual under 18 years of age.

The bill repeals the expiration date for the prohibition.

This bill specifies that after March 1, 2026, prescriptions for cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs that were given to individuals under 18 years old for the purpose of assisting the individual with a gender transition prior to August 28, 2023, will no longer be considered valid.

This bill is similar to HB 1016 (2025).

Position:

Oppose (General)

Progress:

House: In Committee

Last Action:

01/28/2026

H - Superseded by HB 2033

HB1779 - Rep. Cathy Jo Loy (R) - Establishes the "Defining SEX Act"

Summary:

This bill establishes the "Defining SEX Act", and provides statutory definitions of the terms "female", "male", and "sex".

This bill also specifies that "gender", when used alone and to refer to males, females, or the natural differences between the two, shall be considered a synonym for "sex", and must not be considered a synonym or shorthand expression for "gender identity", "experienced gender", "gender expression", or "gender role". "Gender identity", if the term is used in State law, administrative rules, or guidelines, must not be considered a synonym or substitute for "sex" or "gender".

This bill is the same as HB 76 (2025).

Position:

Oppose (General)

Progress:

House: Filed

Last Action:

01/08/2026

H - Read Second Time

HB1854 - Rep. Jamie Gragg (R) - Modifies provisions relating to gender transition procedures

Summary:

Currently, a health care provider must not knowingly prescribe or administer cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs for the purpose of a gender transition for any individual under 18 years of age.

This bill repeals the expiration date for the prohibition.

This bill specifies that after March 1, 2027, prescriptions for cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs that were given to individuals under 18 years old for the purpose of assisting the individual with a gender transition prior to August 28, 2023, will no longer be considered valid.

This bill is similar to HB 1038 (2025).

Position:

Oppose (General)

Progress:

House: In Committee

Last Action:

01/28/2026

H - Superseded by HB 2033

HB2033 - Rep. Melissa Schmidt (R) - Modifies provisions relating to gender transition procedures

Summary:

HCS HBs 2033, 1608, 1672 & 1854 -- GENDER TRANSITION PROCEDURES (Schmidt)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN: Standing Committee on Emerging Issues

Currently, a health care provider must not knowingly prescribe or administer cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs for the purpose of a gender transition for any individual under 18 years of age.

This bill repeals the expiration date for the prohibition.

This bill specifies that, after March 1, 2027, prescriptions for cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs that were given to individuals under 18 years old for the purpose of assisting the individual with a gender transition prior to August 28, 2023, will no longer be considered valid.

This bill is similar to HB 1038 (2025).

Position:

Oppose (General)

Progress:

Senate: In Committee

Last Action:

02/26/2026

S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health

HB2536 - Rep. Becky Laubinger (R) - Establishes definitions and provisions for the protection of women

Summary:

This bill adds definitions for "female", "male", and "sex" to a section of existing statutory definitions.

Additionally, the bill provides that a "covered entity", defined to include correctional centers, juvenile detention facilities, public buildings, public elementary and high schools, shelters for victims of domestic violence, and state institutions of higher education, is required to designate each multi-occupancy restroom, changing room, and sleeping quarters for the exclusive use of males or females. Every restroom or changing room within a covered entity that is designated for females or males must only be used by members of that sex, with certain exceptions, specified in the bill.

During any activity or event authorized by a school or state institution of higher education where students share sleeping quarters, no student is permitted to share sleeping quarters with a member of the opposite sex, unless such persons are members of the same family. Additionally, in any other facility or setting in a school or state institution of higher education where a person may be in a state of undress in the presence of others, school personnel must provide separate, private areas designated for use by persons based on their sex, and no person is permitted to enter these private areas unless he or she is a member of the designated sex. A state institution of higher education that offers housing for students must provide students the option to be housed only in a single-sex educational housing space with persons of the same sex.

An individual who, while accessing a restroom or changing room designated for use by their sex, encounters a person of the opposite sex in that restroom or changing room has a private cause of action for declaratory and injunctive relief against the covered entity if the covered entity:

(1) Provided the person permission to use a restroom or changing room of the opposite sex; or

(2) Failed to take reasonable steps to prohibit the person of the opposite sex from using the restroom or changing room of the opposite sex. An individual who is required by the covered entity to share sleeping quarters with a person of the opposite sex has a private cause of action for declaratory and injunctive relief against the covered entity. All civil actions brought pursuant to this section must be initiated within two years after the violation occurred.

Additionally, current law prohibits any student from competing in an athletic competition that is designated for the biological sex opposite to the student's biological sex as stated on the student's official birth certificate or other government record. This provision is set to expire on August 28, 2027; this bill removes that expiration.

Position:

Oppose (General)

Progress:

House: In Committee

Last Action:

03/11/2026

H - Voted Do Pass as substituted - House-Emerging Issues

SB861 - Sen. Mike Moon (R) - Modifies provisions relating to gender transition

Summary:

SB 861 - Under this act, and unless clearly and specifically stated otherwise, the term "reproductive health care", as used in the laws and regulations of this state, shall not be construed to include gender transition surgeries or the use of cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs for the purpose of gender transition for minor children or adults.

This provision is identical to SB 26 (2025), SB 1459 (2024), and HB 2830 (2024).

Currently, the prohibition on the prescription or administration of cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs for the purpose of a gender transition for persons under 18 years of age expires on August 28, 2027. This act removes that expiration date.

This provision is identical to provisions in SB 26 (2025), HCS#2/SS#2/SCS/SB 10 (2025), SB 249 (2025), SB 493 (2025), SB 1185 (2024), SB 726 (2024), and SB 776 (2024), substantially similar to SB 75 (2025), and similar to provisions in HCS/HBs 1520, 1519, 2355, and 2357 (2024).

SARAH HASKINS

Position:

Oppose (General)

Progress:

House: In Committee

Last Action:

01/28/2026

S - Hearing Conducted - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health

SB1190 - Sen. Jill Carter (R) - Modifies provisions relating to medical malpractice actions against health care providers for gender transition services

Summary:

SB 1190 - This act provides that in actions against health care providers where the act of neglect complained of is related to the provision of gender transition surgeries or gender transition services or the prescription or administration of cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs, the action shall be brought within 15 years from the date of discovery of the injury and of the causal relationship between the injury and actions of the health care provider.

Additionally, this act establishes a separate cause of action against health care providers for personal injury or death arising out of the rendering or failure to render health care services while in the course of performing a gender transition surgery or other gender transition services or in the course of prescribing or administering cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs. Any purported waiver of liability by an injured party shall be void and unenforceable.

The limitation on damages provided in current law for actions against health care providers shall not apply to actions covered by this act. Rather, a prevailing plaintiff may recover economic, noneconomic, and punitive damages, provided that any award shall include attorney's fees and court costs. Additionally, a prevailing plaintiff shall not recover less than $500,000 in the aggregate and the judgment against a defendant shall be in an amount of three times the amount of any economic, noneconomic, and punitive damages assessed.

KATIE O'BRIEN

Position:

Oppose (General)

Progress:

Senate: In Committee

Last Action:

01/27/2026

S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health

SB1200 - Sen. Brad Hudson (R) - Removes the expiration date on certain provisions relating to gender transition

Summary:

SB 1200 - Currently, a health care provider shall not knowingly prescribe or administer cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs for the purpose of a gender transition for children. This provision of law does not apply to those children who were prescribed or administered such drugs prior to August 28, 2023.

This prohibition on the prescription of cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs to children shall expire on August 28, 2027. This act removes that expiration date. Additionally, the provision excluding those children already prescribed or administered the hormones or drugs prior to August 28, 2023, from the general prohibition on the prescription of cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs to children shall expire on March 1, 2027.

This act is substantially similar to SB 75 (2025), HCS#2/SS#2/SCS/SB 10 (2025), SB 26 (2025), SB 249 (2025), SB 493 (2025), SB 1185 (2024), SB 726 (2024), and SB 776 (2024).

SARAH HASKINS

Position:

Oppose (General)

Progress:

Senate: In Committee

Last Action:

01/27/2026

S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health

SB1204 - Sen. Adam Schnelting (R) - Modifies provisions relating to prohibited discriminatory practices

Summary:

SB 1204 - Current law prohibits discrimination based on sex in various sectors, including housing, employment, and public accommodations. This act creates a definition for the term "sex" to mean the two categories of humans, male and female, into which individuals are divided based on an individual's reproductive biology at birth and the individual's genome. The term "sex" shall not be construed to include sexual orientation or gender identity.

This act is identical to SB 76 (2025).

SCOTT SVAGERA

Position:

Oppose (General)

Progress:

Senate: In Committee

Last Action:

01/27/2026

S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health

SB1264 - Sen. Rick Brattin (R) - Removes the expiration date on certain provisions relating to gender transition

Summary:

SB 1264 - Currently, the prohibition on the prescription or administration of cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs for the purpose of a gender transition for persons under 18 years of age expires on August 28, 2027. This act removes that expiration date.

This act is identical to a provision in SB 249 (2025), HCS#2/SS#2/SCS/SB 10 (2025), SB 26 (2025), SB 493 (2025), SB 1185 (2024), SB 726 (2024), and SB 776 (2024), substantially similar to SB 75 (2025), and similar to provisions in HCS/HBs 1520, 1519, 2355, and 2357 (2024).

SARAH HASKINS

Position:

Oppose (General)

Progress:

Senate: In Committee

Last Action:

01/27/2026

S - Referred to committee - Senate-Families, Seniors and Health