Senate Bill 157 aims to prohibit gender transition medical interventions for individuals under 18 years of age in Wisconsin. The bill specifically forbids health care providers from engaging in or referring minors for surgeries that sterilize individuals, mastectomies, and the administration of puberty-blocking drugs or hormones intended to change the minor's body to align with a gender discordant to their biological sex. However, exceptions are made for minors with medically verifiable genetic disorders of sex development, treatment of complications from prior gender transition procedures, or urgent medical conditions that pose imminent danger to the minor's health.

The bill also establishes a framework for investigating violations of these prohibitions by the Board of Nursing, the Medical Examining Board, and the Physician Assistant Affiliated Credentialing Board. If a violation is found, the respective board is required to revoke the license or certificate of the offending health care provider. Additionally, the bill includes provisions for the reinstatement of licenses under certain conditions, while explicitly stating that licenses revoked due to violations of this new law cannot be restored. The legislation is set to take effect six months after its publication, allowing time for any minors currently undergoing treatment to taper off medications under medical supervision.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 441.07(2), 441.07, 448.02(6), 448.02, 448.02(9)(intro.), 448.978(2)(intro.), 448.978