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HB 1232 IN

Child removal and gender identity.

IN · session 2023 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 10, 2023

Latest action (Jan 12, 2023) Representative Davis M added as coauthor

Summary

Provides that the department of child services may not classify a report of child abuse or neglect as substantiated, and a child may not be removed from the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, solely on the basis of the parent, guardian, or custodian: (1) referring to and raising the child consistent with the child's biological sex; or (2) declining to consent to the child receiving: (A) specified medication; (B) a medical procedure the purpose of which is to alter the apparent gender or sex of the child or affirm the child's perception of the child's gender or sex in a manner inconsistent with the child's biological sex; or (C) counseling or other mental health services the purpose of which is to affirm the child's perception of the child's gender or sex if the child's perception is inconsistent with the child's biological sex.

Sponsor (1)

1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (3)

  1. Jan 10, 2023 Authored by Representative Lauer · lower
  2. Jan 10, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs · lower
  3. Jan 12, 2023 Representative Davis M added as coauthor · lower
Subjects
ABUSE generallyCHILDREN AND MINORS, Department of Child Services

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 10, 2023 · PDF

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