Brenda McKenna voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Establishes State Protections for Gender Affirming Care
Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
Title: Establishes State Protections for Gender Affirming Care
Vote to pass a bill that establishes state legal protections for gender affirming care.
Defines “gender-affirming care” as psychological, behavioral, surgical, pharmaceutical, and medical care, services, and supplies to provide support to an individual’s gender identity (Sec. 2).
Defines “public body” as a state or local government, advisory board, commission, agency, or entity created by the state constitution or any branch of government (Sec. 2).
Defines “reproductive health care” as psychological, behavioral, surgical, pharmaceutical, and medical care, services, and supplies, including services related to (Sec. 2):
Preventing a pregnancy;
Abortion;
Managing a pregnancy loss;
Prenatal, birth, perinatal, and postpartum health;
Managing perimenopase and menopause;
Managing firtility;
Treating cancers of the reproductive system; or
Preventing or treating sexually transmitted infections.
Prohibits a public body from directly or indirectly denying, restricting, or interfering with an indviduals ability to access gender-affirming care (Sec. 3).
Prohibits a public body from discriminating against an individual based on their use or refusal to use reproductive health care services (Sec. 3).
Authorizes a court to assess a civil penalty of up to $5,000 in damages for individuals found to have violated the aforementioned provisions of this bill (Sec. 4).
Title: Establishes State Protections for Gender Affirming Care
Vote to pass a bill that establishes state legal protections for gender affirming care.
Defines “gender-affirming care” as psychological, behavioral, surgical, pharmaceutical, and medical care, services, and supplies to provide support to an individual’s gender identity (Sec. 2).
Defines “public body” as a state or local government, advisory board, commission, agency, or entity created by the state constitution or any branch of government (Sec. 2).
Defines “reproductive health care” as psychological, behavioral, surgical, pharmaceutical, and medical care, services, and supplies, including services related to (Sec. 2):
Preventing a pregnancy;
Abortion;
Managing a pregnancy loss;
Prenatal, birth, perinatal, and postpartum health;
Managing perimenopase and menopause;
Managing firtility;
Treating cancers of the reproductive system; or
Preventing or treating sexually transmitted infections.
Prohibits a public body from directly or indirectly denying, restricting, or interfering with an indviduals ability to access gender-affirming care (Sec. 3).
Prohibits a public body from discriminating against an individual based on their use or refusal to use reproductive health care services (Sec. 3).
Authorizes a court to assess a civil penalty of up to $5,000 in damages for individuals found to have violated the aforementioned provisions of this bill (Sec. 4).
Title: Establishes State Protections for Gender Affirming Care