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

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Derived (58, continued)

These bills are built on the template's text.

BillStateIntroducedStatus
WV HB 2403 (2025)West VirginiaFailed
WV HB 2466 (2025)West VirginiaFailed
WV SB 299 (2025)West VirginiaEnacted
AZ HB 2085 (2026)ArizonaFailed
AZ SB 1095 (2026)ArizonaVetoed
NE LB 731 (2026)NebraskaFailed
NE LB 732 (2026)NebraskaFailed
VA SB 411 (2026)VirginiaFailed

All model bills and families

Data as of November 3, 2026.