Rep. Julie McGuire

House Bill 1589: Allows medical suits of health care providers of gender affirming care

Analysis:
This bill appears to allow lawsuits directed at health care providers of gender-affirming care.

House Bill 1589
Authored by Rep. Julie McGuire.

DIGEST
Malpractice regarding gender therapeutics. Allows a claimant to bring a medical malpractice claim regarding gender transition treatment within 15 years after the individual becomes 21 years of age.

Actions for House Bill 1589
H 01/19/2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
H 01/19/2023 Authored by Representative McGuire

Link to PDF File of Introduced Bill: HB1589.01.INTR

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House Bill 1130: Criminalizing LBGT Materials in School and Public Libraries

House Bill 1130 would allow schools and public libraries to be criminally prosecuted for allowing minors to have access to LGBTQ-positive library materials, or to have Drag Queen Story Hours (“a performance harmful to minors.”) Adds colleges and universities to list eligible for criminal prosecution.

House Bill 1130
Introduced House Bill (H)
Authored by Rep. Becky Cash.
Co-Authored by Rep. Julie McGuire.

DIGEST
Material harmful to minors. Removes schools and certain public libraries from the list of entities eligible for a specified defense to criminal prosecutions alleging: (1) the dissemination of material harmful to minors; or (2) a performance harmful to minors. Adds colleges and universities to the list of entities eligible for a specified defense to criminal prosecutions alleging: (1) the dissemination of material harmful to minors; or (2) a performance harmful to minors.

Actions for House Bill 1130

H 01/23/2023 Representative McGuire J added as coauthor
H 01/10/2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
H 01/10/2023 Authored by Representative Cash

Link to downloadable PDF of Introduced bill HB1130.01.INTR

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