Text of MN HF 2280 (2023)

1.1 A bill for an act​ 1.2 relating to health care; creating the Gender-Affirming Rights Act; proposing coding​ 1.3 for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145.​ 1.4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​ 1.5 Section 1. [145.4095] GENDER-AFFIRMING RIGHTS ACT.​ 1.6 Subdivision 1. Short title. This section may be cited as the "Gender-Affirming Rights​ 1.7 Act."​ 1.8 Subd. 2. Definition. "Gender-affirming care" means a service or product that a health​ 1.9 care provider prescribes or provides to an individual to support and affirm the individual's​ 1.10 gender identity. Gender-affirming care includes but is not limited to treatment for gender​ 1.11 dysphoria. Gender-affirming treatment can be prescribed to Two Spirit, transgender,​ 1.12 nonbinary, and other gender diverse individuals.​ 1.13 Subd. 3. Gender freedom. Every individual has a fundamental right to make autonomous​ 1.14 decisions about the individual's own gender, and related gender-affirming health care.​ 1.15 Subd. 4. Right to gender freedom recognized. The Minnesota Constitution establishes​ 1.16 the principles of individual liberty, personal privacy, and equality. These principles ensure​ 1.17 the right to gender-affirming health care.​ 1.18 Subd. 5. Local unit of government limitation. A local unit of government may not​ 1.19 regulate an individual's right to freely exercise the fundamental rights set forth in this section​ 1.20 in a manner that is more restrictive than that set forth in this section.​ 1.21 EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.​ 1​ Section 1.​ REVISOR SGS/CA 23-03725​ 02/09/23 ​ State of Minnesota​ This Document can be made available​ in alternative formats upon request​ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​ H. F. No. 2280​ NINETY-THIRD SESSION​ Authored by Finke, Becker-Finn, Curran, Hollins, Jordan and others​ 02/27/2023​ The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health Finance and Policy​