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HB 12 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to youth mental health protection and declaring an emergency.

KY · session 2022RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jun 1, 2021

Latest action (Jan 4, 2022) to Committee on Committees (H)

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 210 define sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, mental health professional, and public funds; to prohibit mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with a person under 18 years of age or a person who is 18 years or older who is an adult as defined in KRS 209.020 or a ward as defined in KRS 387.510; require violations to be subject to board discipline; prohibit public funds from being used for sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Department for Public Health to develop, produce, and disseminate educational materials regarding sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts; permit the cabinet to contract for the educational materials; add the short title "Youth Mental Health Protection Act"; EMERGENCY.

Sponsors (26)

  • L. Willner Democratic · primary
  • K. Banta Republican · primary
  • T. Bojanowski Democratic · primary
  • G. Brown Jr. Democratic · primary
  • M. Cantrell · primary
  • J. Donohue · primary
  • K. Fleming · primary
  • K. Flood · primary
  • A. Gentry Democratic · primary
  • K. Herron · primary
  • J. Jenkins · primary
  • N. Kulkarni Democratic · primary
  • M. Marzian Democratic · primary
  • C. Massey · primary
  • C. Miller · primary
  • J. Miller · primary
  • P. Minter · primary
  • R. Palumbo · primary
  • J. Raymond · primary
  • R. Roberts · primary
  • A. Scott · primary
  • C. Stevenson · primary
  • P. Stevenson Democratic · primary
  • K. Timoney · primary
  • S. Westrom · primary
  • B. Wheatley · primary

Action history (3)

  1. Jun 1, 2021 Prefiled by the sponsor(s). · lower
  2. Jan 4, 2022 introduced in House · lower
  3. Jan 4, 2022 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
Subjects
Boards and CommissionsEffective Dates, EmergencyMental HealthOccupations and ProfessionsPhysicians and PractitionersShort Titles and Popular NamesState Agencies

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced · PDF

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