Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to override a governors veto and pass a bill that prohibits gender transition procedures for minors.

Highlights:

• Prohibits medical professionals from performing surgical gender transitions (gender affirming care) procedures or prescribing puberty-blocking drugs or cross-sex hormones to a minor under 18 years of age (Sec. 1).

• Defines “puberty-blocking drugs” for the purposes of this bill as gonadotropin releasing hormone analogues or other synthetic drugs used in biological males to stop luteinizing hormone secretion and therefore testosterone secretion or synthetic drugs used in biological females which stop the production of estrogens and progesterone, when used to delay or suppress pubertal development in children for the purpose of assisting an individual with gender transition (Sec. 1).

• Defines “cross-sex hormones” for the purposes of this bill as supraphysiologic doses of testosterone or other androgens to members of the female biological sex or supraphysiologic doses of estrogen or synthetic compounds with estrogenic activity to members of the male biological sex when used for the purpose of assisting an individual with a gender transition (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that medical professionals fround to have violated the provisions of this bill to have their licese revoked (Sec. 1).

• Exempts medical emergencies and instances where treatment was started prior to August 1, 2023 from the aforementioned restrictions (Sec. 1). 

• Authorizes minors, parents, or legal guardians who suffered an injury as a result of the provisons of this bill to bring a civil action with 25 years upon turning 18, or 4 years from the time of the injuries discovery for injuctive relief and other damages (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits any state funds from going toward gender transition procedures (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect between July 1, and August 1, 2023 upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 5).

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to override a governors veto and pass a bill that prohibits gender transition procedures for minors.

Highlights:

• Prohibits medical professionals from performing surgical gender transitions (gender affirming care) procedures or prescribing puberty-blocking drugs or cross-sex hormones to a minor under 18 years of age (Sec. 1).

• Defines “puberty-blocking drugs” for the purposes of this bill as gonadotropin releasing hormone analogues or other synthetic drugs used in biological males to stop luteinizing hormone secretion and therefore testosterone secretion or synthetic drugs used in biological females which stop the production of estrogens and progesterone, when used to delay or suppress pubertal development in children for the purpose of assisting an individual with gender transition (Sec. 1).

• Defines “cross-sex hormones” for the purposes of this bill as supraphysiologic doses of testosterone or other androgens to members of the female biological sex or supraphysiologic doses of estrogen or synthetic compounds with estrogenic activity to members of the male biological sex when used for the purpose of assisting an individual with a gender transition (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that medical professionals fround to have violated the provisions of this bill to have their licese revoked (Sec. 1).

• Exempts medical emergencies and instances where treatment was started prior to August 1, 2023 from the aforementioned restrictions (Sec. 1). 

• Authorizes minors, parents, or legal guardians who suffered an injury as a result of the provisons of this bill to bring a civil action with 25 years upon turning 18, or 4 years from the time of the injuries discovery for injuctive relief and other damages (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits any state funds from going toward gender transition procedures (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect between July 1, and August 1, 2023 upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 5).

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Vetoed by Governor Roy Cooper III

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that prohibits gender affirming care procedures for minors.

Highlights:

• Prohibits medical professionals from performing surgical gender transitions (gender affirming care) procedures or prescribing puberty-blocking drugs or cross-sex hormones to a minor under 18 years of age (Sec. 1).

• Defines “puberty-blocking drugs” for the purposes of this bill as gonadotropin releasing hormone analogues or other synthetic drugs used in biological males to stop luteinizing hormone secretion and therefore testosterone secretion or synthetic drugs used in biological females which stop the production of estrogens and progesterone, when used to delay or suppress pubertal development in children for the purpose of assisting an individual with gender transition (Sec. 1).

• Defines “cross-sex hormones” for the purposes of this bill as supraphysiologic doses of testosterone or other androgens to members of the female biological sex or supraphysiologic doses of estrogen or synthetic compounds with estrogenic activity to members of the male biological sex when used for the purpose of assisting an individual with a gender transition (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that medical professionals fround to have violated the provisions of this bill to have their licese revoked (Sec. 1).

• Exempts medical emergencies and instances where treatment was started prior to August 1, 2023 from the aforementioned restrictions (Sec. 1). 

• Authorizes minors, parents, or legal guardians who suffered an injury as a result of the provisons of this bill to bring a civil action with 25 years upon turning 18, or 4 years from the time of the injuries discovery for injuctive relief and other damages (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits any state funds from going toward gender transition procedures (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect between July 1, and August 1, 2023 upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 5).

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that prohibits gender transition procedures for minors.

Highlights:

• Prohibits medical professionals from performing surgical gender transitions (gender affirming care) procedures or prescribing puberty-blocking drugs or cross-sex hormones to a minor under 18 years of age (Sec. 1).

• Defines “puberty-blocking drugs” for the purposes of this bill as gonadotropin releasing hormone analogues or other synthetic drugs used in biological males to stop luteinizing hormone secretion and therefore testosterone secretion or synthetic drugs used in biological females which stop the production of estrogens and progesterone, when used to delay or suppress pubertal development in children for the purpose of assisting an individual with gender transition (Sec. 1).

• Defines “cross-sex hormones” for the purposes of this bill as supraphysiologic doses of testosterone or other androgens to members of the female biological sex or supraphysiologic doses of estrogen or synthetic compounds with estrogenic activity to members of the male biological sex when used for the purpose of assisting an individual with a gender transition (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that medical professionals fround to have violated the provisions of this bill to have their licese revoked (Sec. 1).

• Exempts medical emergencies and instances where treatment was started prior to August 1, 2023 from the aforementioned restrictions (Sec. 1). 

• Authorizes minors, parents, or legal guardians who suffered an injury as a result of the provisons of this bill to bring a civil action with 25 years upon turning 18, or 4 years from the time of the injuries discovery for injuctive relief and other damages (Sec. 2).

• Prohibits any state funds from going toward gender transition procedures (Sec. 3).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect between July 1, and August 1, 2023 upon passage and approval by the governor (Sec. 5).

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