Help Not Harm 2.0

Anti-LGBTQ+ Model document

A model bill that first appeared in 2021. 176 bills in 30 states were matched to it. The full story: author, spread, ads, funding and lawsuits.

Subject
Gender-affirming care bans
First appeared
2021
Where its text comes from
Model document. Its text is the model-bill document itself.
Credited to
Christian Medical and Dental Associations, Family Policy Alliance, Family Research Council
Years filed
2020–2026
States
Arkansas, Arizona, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, U.S. Congress, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming

Match levels

2 matched bills were filed before the template first appeared (2021) and are marked in the lists below. They may be among the template's sources rather than copies of it. How to read these pages

Bills matched to this model bill

Near-verbatim (26)

These bills carry the template's text nearly word for word.

BillStateIntroducedStatus
AR HB 1570 (2021)ArkansasEnacted
AZ HB 2608 (2022)ArizonaFailed
AZ SB 1138 (2022)ArizonaEnacted
KY HB 253 (2022)KentuckyFailed
KY SB 84 (2022)KentuckyFailed
MO SB 22 (2022)MissouriFailed
MS SB 2728 (2022)MississippiFailed
KY HB 120 (2023)KentuckyFailed
MS HB 1125 (2023)MississippiEnacted
MS HB 1126 (2023)MississippiFailed
MS HB 1127 (2023)MississippiFailed
MS HB 1258 (2023)MississippiFailed
OK HB 1011 (2023)OklahomaFailed
OK SB 129 (2023)OklahomaFailed
OK SB 878 (2023)OklahomaFailed
RI S 958 (2023)Rhode IslandFailed
SC H 3730 (2023)South CarolinaFailed
SC S 274 (2023)South CarolinaFailed
SC S 627 (2023)South CarolinaFailed
VA SB 1203 (2023)VirginiaFailed
VA SB 791 (2023)VirginiaFailed
RI H 7884 (2024)Rhode IslandFailed
RI S 2703 (2024)Rhode IslandFailed
SC H 4619 (2024)South CarolinaFailed
RI S 270 (2025)Rhode IslandFailed
RI S 2598 (2026)Rhode IslandFailed

Derived (58)

These bills are built on the template's text.

BillStateIntroducedStatus
MT HB 427 (2021)MontanaFailed
OH HB 454 (2021)OhioFailed
LA HB 570 (2022)LouisianaFailed
MO HB 2649 (2022)MissouriFailed
OK HB 3240 (2022)OklahomaFailed
WI AB 977 (2022)WisconsinFailed
WI SB 915 (2022)WisconsinFailed
AR SB 199 (2023)ArkansasEnacted
AZ SB 1702 (2023)ArizonaFailed
GA HB 653 (2023)GeorgiaFailed
GA SB 141 (2023)GeorgiaFailed
IN HB 1231 (2023)IndianaFailed
KY HB 470 (2023)KentuckyFailed
LA HB 463 (2023)LouisianaFailed
MO HB 1332 (2023)MissouriFailed
MO HB 419 (2023)MissouriFailed
MO HB 463 (2023)MissouriFailed
MO HB 540 (2023)MissouriFailed
MO HB 916 (2023)MissouriFailed
MO SB 164 (2023)MissouriFailed
MO SB 236 (2023)MissouriFailed
MO SB 49 (2023)MissouriEnacted
MO SB 598 (2023)MissouriFailed
MS SB 2770 (2023)MississippiFailed

All model bills and families

Data as of November 3, 2026.