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IntroducedJan 22, 2025
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Passed SenateJan 29, 2025
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Passed HouseJan 31, 2025
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Signed into Law
Enacting the help not harm act, restricting use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibiting healthcare providers from providing gender transition care to children whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex, authorizing a civil cause of action against healthcare providers for providing such treatments, requiring professional discipline against a healthcare provider who performs such treatment, prohibiting professional liability insurance from covering damages for healthcare providers that provide gender transition treatment to children and adding violation of the act to the definition of unprofessional conduct for physicians.
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House • Feb 18, 2025: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 85 Nay: 34
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- Committee on Public Health and Welfaresponsor
Votes
YES: 27
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Brownlee
- Carr
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Miller
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- L.
- S.
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Wikle
- Woodard
NO: 80
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- Wolf
ABSENT: 18
YES: 31
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Brownlee
- Carlin
- Carr
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Miller
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- L.
- S.
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Wikle
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 85
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- Wolf
YES: 31
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Brownlee
- Carlin
- Carr
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Miller
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- L.
- S.
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Wikle
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 84
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- Wolf
YES: 29
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Brownlee
- Carlin
- Carr
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Miller
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- L.
- S.
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Wikle
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 84
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- Wolf
YES: 31
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Brownlee
- Carlin
- Carr
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Helgerson
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Miller
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- L.
- S.
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Wikle
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 85
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- Wolf
YES: 29
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Brownlee
- Carlin
- Carr
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Miller
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Poskin
- L.
- S.
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Wikle
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 83
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- Wolf
YES: 30
- Amyx
- Ballard
- Brownlee
- Carlin
- Carr
- Featherston
- Haskins
- Hoye
- Martinez
- McDonald
- Melton
- Meyer
- Miller
- Mosley
- Neighbor
- Oropeza
- Osman
- Ousley
- Poskin
- L.
- S.
- Sawyer
- Schlingensiepen
- Stogsdill
- Vaughn
- Wikle
- Winn
- Woodard
- Xu
NO: 86
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schreiber
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- Wolf
YES: 83
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Poetter
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- Wilborn
- Willcott
- K.
- L.
- Wolf
NO: 35
YES: 85
- Anderson
- Awerkamp
- Barrett
- Barth
- Bergkamp
- Bergquist
- Blex
- Bloom
- Bohi
- Borjon
- Brantley
- Bryce
- Buehler
- Butler
- B.
- W.
- Chauncey
- Collins
- Corbet
- Croft
- Delperdang
- Droge
- Ellis
- Esau
- Essex
- Estes
- Fairchild
- Francis
- Gardner
- Goddard
- Goetz
- Hawkins
- Helwig
- Hill
- Hoffman
- Hoheisel
- Howe
- Howell
- Howerton
- Huebert
- Humphries
- James
- Johnson
- Kessler
- King
- Lewis
- Long
- McNorton
- Minnix
- Moser
- Neelly
- Penn
- Pickert
- Pishny
- Proctor
- Rahjes
- Reavis
- Resman
- Rhiley
- Roeser
- Roth
- Sanders
- Schmoe
- Schwertfeger
- Seiwert
- A.
- C.
- Steele
- Stiens
- Sutton
- Sweely
- Tarwater
- Thompson
- Turk
- Turner
- VanHouden
- Waggoner
- Ward
- Wasinger
- Waymaster
- White
- Willcott
- K.
- L.
- Wolf
NO: 34
Actions
- Feb 18, 2025 | House
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 85 Nay: 34
- Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
- Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
- Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Feb 05, 2025 | Senate
- Enrolled and presented to Governor on Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Jan 31, 2025 | House
- Final Action - Passed; Yea: 83 Nay: 35
- Jan 30, 2025 | House
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Carr
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Carr was rejected Yea: 31 Nay: 85
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Meyer
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Meyer was rejected Yea: 31 Nay: 84
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Meyer
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Meyer was rejected Yea: 31 Nay: 85
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Hoye
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Hoye was rejected Yea: 29 Nay: 83
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative McDonald
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative McDonald was rejected Yea: 29 Nay: 84
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Oropeza
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Oropeza was rejected Yea: 27 Nay: 80
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ruiz, S.
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ruiz, S. was rejected Yea: 30 Nay: 86
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ruiz, S.
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ruiz, S. was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Be passed
- Jan 29, 2025 | House
- Received and Introduced
- Referred to Committee of the Whole
- Jan 29, 2025 | Senate
- Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Motion to advance to EFA, subject to amendment, debate and roll call.
- Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Haley
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Haley was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Haley
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Haley was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Holscher
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Holscher was rejected
- Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Sykes
- Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Sykes was rejected
- Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 32 Nay: 8
- Jan 28, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 142-S - CANCELED
- Hearing: Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 8:30 AM Room 548-South
- Jan 23, 2025 | Senate
- Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Jan 22, 2025 | Senate
- Introduced
Bill Texts
- As introducedPDF
- As Amended by Senate CommitteePDF
- EnrolledPDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Ruiz, S., 01/30/2025PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Ruiz, S., 01/30/2025PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Oropeza, 01/30/2025PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative McDonald, 01/30/2025PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Hoye, 01/30/2025PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Meyer, 01/30/2025PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Meyer, 01/30/2025PDF
- House Amendment -- Offered by Representative Carr, 01/30/2025PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Sykes, 01/29/2025PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Holscher, 01/29/2025PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Haley, 01/29/2025PDF
- Senate Amendment -- Offered by Senator Haley, 01/29/2025PDF