This bill amends existing Florida statutes to enhance the enforcement of protections for minors regarding sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures. It introduces criminal penalties for health care practitioners who willfully or actively aid or abet violations of specified provisions, classifying such actions as a felony of the third degree. Additionally, it clarifies that a private cause of action exists for individuals to recover damages for personal injury or death resulting from prohibited sex-reassignment procedures provided to minors. The bill allows individuals to recover both economic and noneconomic damages for injuries sustained before or after turning 18, and it authorizes the Attorney General to investigate alleged violations and initiate civil actions for damages, injunctive relief, and civil penalties.

Furthermore, the bill creates a new section that establishes a private cause of action against public employees and health care practitioners who violate parental rights related to health care services for minors without parental consent. It specifies that damages recovered from such actions will benefit the affected minor and allows for civil actions to be commenced within two years of the violation. The bill also includes provisions that exempt certain punitive damage limitations and reenacts a reference to the immediate suspension of licenses for health care practitioners involved in violations of the amended statute. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
S 1010 Filed: 456.52, 766.318
S 1010 c1: 456.52, 766.318