The bill amends Florida Statutes to prohibit health care practitioners from providing sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures to minors, and it establishes penalties for those who violate this prohibition. Specifically, it makes it a third-degree felony for any health care practitioner or any person who knowingly aids or abets such a practitioner to participate in these violations. The bill also empowers the Attorney General to investigate and initiate civil actions against violators, allowing for damages, injunctive relief, and civil penalties of up to $100,000 for each violation.

Additionally, the bill stipulates that any damages collected from these actions will benefit the injured minor. However, it includes exceptions for treatments that were initiated before May 17, 2023, and are still ongoing, as well as for any sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures that were completed by that date. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
H 743 Filed: 456.52
H 743 c1: 456.52
H 743 c2: 456.52