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SB245

Conversion therapy; prohibited by certain health care providers.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Scott Surovell (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Department of Health Professions; conversion therapy prohibited.

Prohibits any health care provider or person who performs counseling as part of his training for any profession licensed by a regulatory board of the Department of Health Professions from engaging in conversion therapy, as defined in the bill, with any person under 18 years of age and provides that such counseling constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for disciplinary action. The bill provides that no state funds shall be expended for the purpose of conducting conversion therapy with a person under 18 years of age, referring a person under 18 years of age for conversion therapy, or extending health benefits coverage for conversion therapy with a person under 18 years of age. This bill is identical to HB 386. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/02/2020 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101090D
  • 01/02/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 01/13/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB245)
  • 01/16/2020 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (9-Y 6-N)
  • 01/17/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
  • 01/20/2020 - Senate: Read second time
  • 01/20/2020 - Senate: Reading of amendments waived
  • 01/20/2020 - Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 01/20/2020 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB245E
  • 01/20/2020 - Senate: Printed as engrossed 20101090D-E
  • 01/21/2020 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (20-Y 18-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 01/21/2020 - Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
  • 01/21/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 01/22/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB245E)
  • 02/18/2020 - House: Placed on Calendar
  • 02/18/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 02/18/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 02/25/2020 - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (17-Y 5-N)
  • 02/27/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 02/28/2020 - House: Read third time
  • 02/28/2020 - House: Passed House (62-Y 35-N)
  • 02/28/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (62-Y 35-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 03/05/2020 - Senate: Enrolled
  • 03/05/2020 - Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB245ER)
  • 03/05/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB245ER)
  • 03/06/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 03/07/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 03/12/2020 - Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
  • 03/12/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
  • 04/06/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 721 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 04/06/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0721)