Bill Summary
SB 254 Treatments for Sex Reassignment (2023 Session)
Treatments for Sex Reassignment; Granting courts of this state temporary emergency jurisdiction over a child present in this state if the child has been subjected to or is threatened with being subjected to sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures; providing that, for purposes of warrants to take physical custody of a child in certain child custody enforcement proceedings, serious physical harm to the child includes, but is not limited to, being subjected to sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures; prohibiting certain public entities from expending state funds for the provision of sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures; prohibiting sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures for patients younger than 18 years of age; requiring the department to immediately suspend the license of a health care practitioner who is arrested for committing or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit specified violations related to sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures for a patient younger than 18 years of age, etc. Effective Date: 5/17/23
03/03/23
SENATE
Filed
03/06/23
SENATE
Referred to Health Policy; Fiscal Policy
03/08/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 03/13/23, 3:30 pm, 412 K
03/13/23
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Health Policy; 8 Yeas, 3 Nays
03/14/23
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
03/15/23
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
03/20/23
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 03/23/23, 8:30 am, 412 K
03/23/23
SENATE
Favorable by Fiscal Policy; 13 Yeas, 6 Nays
03/23/23
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/27/23
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/30/23
03/30/23
SENATE
Temporarily Postponed on Second Reading
03/30/23
SENATE
Retained on Calendar
03/30/23
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/03/23
04/03/23
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (218794, 756102, 654418, 450510); Amendments Failed (442004, 299002, 616390, 818468, 712462); Ordered engrossed; Placed on Third Reading, 04/04/23
04/03/23
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/04/23
SENATE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 27 Yeas / 12 Nays); Immediately certified
04/05/23
HOUSE
In Messages
04/13/23
HOUSE
Received; Referred to House Calendar
04/13/23
HOUSE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/23
04/18/23
HOUSE
Substituted for HBÂ 1421; Read Second Time; Amendments Failed (289149, 531629, 117705, 374289, 388571, 389103, 633677, 916215, 088875, 608559, 386565, 172969, 829593, 063349); Amendment Adopted (256341); Placed on Third Reading, 04/19/23
04/19/23
HOUSE
Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 82 Yeas / 31 Nays)
04/19/23
SENATE
In returning messages
05/04/23
SENATE
Received from Messages; Amendment Adopted (738500); Concurred with Amendment as Amended (256341); Passed (Vote: 26 Yeas / 13 Nays)
05/04/23
HOUSE
In returning messages
05/04/23
HOUSE
Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (738500); Passed (Vote: 83 Yeas / 28 Nays)
05/04/23
SENATE
Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
05/04/23
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E2) Filed
05/04/23
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
05/16/23
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 05/31/23)
05/17/23
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2023-90
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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- ACLU of Florida Opposes the Passage of Senate Bill 254 that Denies Florida Children of Basic Human Rights
- Florida House Honors Commitment to Protecting Floridians with the Passage of Public Safety Measures
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- Statement: Florida Senate Democrats Respond to the Governor Signing a Slate of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation
- House 2023 End of Session Summary
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