Text of MO SB 281 (2023)

FIRST REGULAR SESSION SENATE BILL NO. 281 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY SENATOR EIGEL. 0460S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary AN ACT To amend chapter 191, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to gender reassignment for children under eighteen years of age. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows: Section A. Chapter 191, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1 one new section, to be known as section 191.1180, to read as 2 follows: 3 191.1180. 1. Any physician or surgeon licensed under 1 chapter 334, any person licensed to practice professional or 2 practical nursing under chapter 335, or any other health 3 personnel licensed by a state licensing board in this state 4 shall be prohibited from administering puberty blockers, 5 prescribing hormone therapy, performing a vaginoplasty, 6 orchiectomy, metoidioplasty, phalloplasty, or hysterectomy, 7 or performing other genital or hormonal interventions for 8 the purpose of gender reassignment for a child. As used in 9 this section, "child" means a person under eighteen years of 10 age. 11 2. Any licensed physician or surgeon, any person 12 licensed to practice professional or practical nursing, or 13 any other licensed health personnel who willfully and 14 knowingly does or assists any prohibited action under 15 subsection 1 of this section shall be subject to having his 16 or her license, application for license, or authority to 17 practice his or her profession as a physician, surgeon, 18 SB 281 2 nurse, or other health personnel in the state of Missouri 19 rejected or revoked by the appropriate state licensing board. 20 3. A parent, guardian, or other person in this state 21 having charge, control, or custody of a child shall be 22 reported to the children's division in accordance with the 23 provisions of sections 210.109 to 210.183 if he or she 24 obtains medical or surgical treatment prohibited under 25 subsection 1 of this section for his or her child. 26 