This bill proposes to amend the Arizona Revised Statutes by adding section 12-574, which establishes strict liability for health care professionals or physicians who provide gender transition procedures to minors. Under the new law, these professionals would be personally liable for all costs associated with any subsequent detransition procedures sought by the minor within twenty-five years. Additionally, it allows individuals who undergo detransition procedures to bring civil actions against the providers for various forms of relief, including compensatory and punitive damages, as well as attorney fees.

The bill also stipulates that individuals or their legal guardians can file civil actions for injuries resulting from gender transition procedures within specific timeframes, emphasizing the right to seek declaratory or injunctive relief and damages for various harms. Furthermore, it explicitly prohibits health care professionals from seeking contractual waivers of liability, declaring any such waivers to be contrary to public policy and thus null and void.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 12-574