{"bill":{"bill_key":"TN-HB578-2022","title":"AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to courses of treatment for children.","side":"anti","state":"TN","year":2022,"status_cat":"failed","ls_status":"introduced","summary":"As introduced, prohibits the provision of sexual identity change therapy to prepubescent minors; prohibits the provision of sexual identity change therapy to minors who have enter…","notes":"Need three therapists recommendations before minor can have gender affirming therapy; otherwise it's child abuse; Same as SB 0657","types_str":"Gender Affirming Care Ban|Trans Child Abuse","sponsor_mix":"R","url":"https://legiscan.com/TN/bill/HB578/2022","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"H.B. 578, 112th Gen. Assemb., Reg. Sess. (Tenn. 2021), https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0578&ga=112.","short":"Tenn. H.B. 578."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"John Ragan","party":"R","state":"TN","district":"HD-033","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-10587"},{"name":"Terri Lynn Weaver","party":"R","state":"TN","district":"HD-040","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-7172"},{"name":"Bruce Griffey","party":"R","state":"TN","district":"HD-075","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-20342"},{"name":"Rusty Grills","party":"R","state":"TN","district":"HD-077","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-21500"},{"name":"Jerry Sexton","party":"R","state":"TN","district":"HD-035","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-16863"},{"name":"Scott Cepicky","party":"R","state":"TN","district":"HD-064","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-20161"},{"name":"Paul Sherrell","party":"R","state":"TN","district":"HD-043","is_primary":false,"href":"/people/ls-18647"}],"citations":["TN:39-13","TN:39-13-110","TN:39-15-401","TN:49-6-1301"],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":4207,"pdf_href":"/bills/TN-HB578-2022/pdf/0/intro"}]},"family":{"cluster":"TN-HB2576-2020","n_bills":4,"n_states":1},"diffusion":{"matches":[{"other":"TN-HB2576-2020","other_title":"As introduced, prohibits the provision of sexual identity change therapy to prepubescent minors; prohibits the provision of sexual identity change therapy to minors who have entered puberty unless a parent or guardian has written recommendations for the therapy from at least three physicians; punishes violations as child abuse; designates violations by healthcare professionals as professional misconduct. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.","other_state":"TN","other_year":2020,"cross_state":false},{"other":"TN-SB2215-2020","other_title":"As introduced, prohibits the provision of sexual identity change therapy to prepubescent minors; prohibits the provision of sexual identity change therapy to minors who have entered puberty unless a parent or guardian has written recommendations for the therapy from at least three physicians; punishes violations as child abuse; designates violations by healthcare professionals as professional misconduct. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.","other_state":"TN","other_year":2020,"cross_state":false},{"other":"TN-SB657-2021","other_title":"AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to courses of treatment for children.","other_state":"TN","other_year":2021,"cross_state":false}]}}