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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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

26 bills

All model bills and families

Data as of November 3, 2026.