HB0743 • 2026

Prohibited Sex-reassignment Prescriptions and Procedures

Children Crime

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Judiciary Committee ; Criminal Justice Subcommittee ; Melo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abbott ; Benarroch ; Plakon
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibited Sex-reassignment Prescriptions and Procedures

Prohibited Sex-reassignment Prescriptions and Procedures; Prohibits person from knowingly aiding or abetting health care practitioner to participate in specified violation; authorizes Attorney General to conduct investigation & bring civil action against health care practitioner or other person; provides for damages, injunctive relief, & civil penalties; provides that any damages collected shall accrue to injured minor.

What This Bill Does

Prohibited Sex-reassignment Prescriptions and Procedures; Prohibits person from knowingly aiding or abetting health care practitioner to participate in specified violation; authorizes Attorney General to conduct investigation & bring civil action against health care practitioner or other person; provides for damages, injunctive relief, & civil penalties; provides that any damages collected shall accrue to injured minor.

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Amendments

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195205

Committee amendment H 743 Filed • Melo

Adopted 1/20/2026

Plain English: COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
HB 743 (2026) Amendment No.
1 195205 - h743-strike.docx Published On: 1/16/2026 1:14:29 PM Page 1 of 3 COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION ADOPTED (Y/N) ADOPTED AS AMENDED (Y/N) ADOPTED W/O OBJECTION (Y/N) FAILED TO ADOPT (Y/N) WITHDRAWN (Y/N) OTHER Committee/Subcommittee hearing bill: Criminal Justice 1 Subcommittee 2 Representative Melo offered the following: 3 4 Amendment (with title amendment) 5 Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: 6 Section 1.
Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 7 456.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 8 456.52 Sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures; 9 prohibitions; informed consent.— 10 (5) 11 (b) Any health care practitioner who willfully or actively 12 participates in, or who aides or abets another health care 13 practitioner to participate in, a violation of subsection (1) 14 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in 15 s.

039249

Committee amendment H 743 c1 • Melo

Adopted as Amended 2/17/2026

Plain English: COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
CS/HB 743 (2026) Amendment No.1 039249 - h743-line 23.docx Published On: 2/16/2026 4:51:10 PM Page 1 of 2 COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION ADOPTED (Y/N) ADOPTED AS AMENDED (Y/N) ADOPTED W/O OBJECTION (Y/N) FAILED TO ADOPT (Y/N) WITHDRAWN (Y/N) OTHER Committee/Subcommittee hearing bill: Judiciary Committee 1 Representative Melo offered the following: 2 3 Amendment (with title amendment) 4 Remove lines 23-33 and insert: 5 participates, or any other person who aids or abets a health 6 care practitioner to participate, in a violation of subsection 7 (1) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided 8 in s.
775.082, s.
775.083, or s.

709807

Committee amendment H 743 c1 • Koster

Adopted 2/17/2026

Plain English: COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.

COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No.
CS/HB 743 (2026) Amendment No.
A1 709807 - h743-line6a1.docx Published On: 2/17/2026 12:08:31 PM Page 1 of 1 COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION ADOPTED (Y/N) ADOPTED AS AMENDED (Y/N) ADOPTED W/O OBJECTION (Y/N) FAILED TO ADOPT (Y/N) WITHDRAWN (Y/N) OTHER Committee/Subcommittee hearing bill: Judiciary Committee 1 Representative Koster offered the following: 2 3 Amendment to Amendment (039249) by Representative Melo 4 (with title amendment) 5 Remove line 6 of the amendment and insert: 6 participates, or any other person who knowingly aids or abets a 7 health 8 9 ----------------------------------------------------- 10 T I T L E A M E N D M E N T 11 Remove line 23 of the amendment and insert: 12 F.S.; prohibiting a person from knowingly aiding or 13 abetting a 14

912399

Floor amendment H 743 c2 • Melo

Filed

Plain English: HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No.

HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No.
CS/CS/HB 743 (2026) Amendment No.
912399 Approved For Filing: 2/25/2026 2:04:23 PM Page 1 of 3 CHAMBER ACTION Senate House .
Representative Melo offered the following: 1 2 Amendment (with directory and title amendments) 3 Between lines 20 and 21, insert: 4 (3)(a) Sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures may 5 not be prescribed, administered, or performed except by a 6 physician.

Bill History

2026-03-13 House
• Died on Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-18 House
• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
2026-02-17 House
• Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
2026-02-13 House
• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
2026-02-05 House
• Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
2026-02-03 House
• Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
2026-01-30 House
• Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-21 House
• Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2026-01-20 House
• Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed
2026-01-15 House
• Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
2026-01-13 House
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2025-12-16 House
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2025-12-11 House
• Filed

Official Summary Text

Prohibited Sex-reassignment Prescriptions and Procedures; Prohibits person from knowingly aiding or abetting health care practitioner to participate in specified violation; authorizes Attorney General to conduct investigation & bring civil action against health care practitioner or other person; provides for damages, injunctive relief, & civil penalties; provides that any damages collected shall accrue to injured minor.

Current Bill Text

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CS/CS/HB 743 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to prohibited sex-reassignment 2
prescriptions and procedures; amending s. 456.52, 3
F.S.; prohibiting a person from knowingly aiding or 4
abetting a health care practitioner to participate in 5
a specified violation; amending s. 766.318, F.S.; 6
authorizing the Attorney General to conduct an 7
investigation and bring a civil action against a 8
health care practitioner or other person under certain 9
circumstances; providing for damages, injunctive 10
relief, and civil penalties; providing that any 11
damages collected shall accrue to the injured minor; 12
providing applicability; providing an effective date. 13
14
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
16
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 17
456.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 18
456.52 Sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures; 19
prohibitions; informed consent.— 20
(5) 21
(b) Any health care practitioner who willfully or actively 22
participates, or any other person who knowingly aids or abets a 23
health care practitioner to participate, in a violation of 24
subsection (1) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable 25

CS/CS/HB 743 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 26
Section 2. Subsection (5) is added to section 766.318, 27
Florida Statutes, to read: 28
766.318 Civil liability for provision of sex-reassignment 29
prescriptions or procedures to minors.— 30
(5)(a) The Attorney General may conduct an investigation 31
and bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction 32
against a health care practitioner, as defined in s. 456.001, or 33
against any other person who knowingly aids or abets a health 34
care practitioner, for damages, injunctive relief, and civil 35
penalties of up to $100,000 for each violation of s. 456.52(1), 36
and each violation of s. 1014.04(e) and (f) or s. 1014.06 37
related to providing sex-reassignment prescriptions and 38
procedures to a minor. 39
(b) Any damages collected under this subsection must 40
accrue to the benefit of the injured minor. 41
(c) This subsection does not apply to: 42
1. Treatment with sex-reassignment prescriptions if such 43
treatment is consistent with s. 456.001(9)(a)1. or 2. and was 44
commenced on or before, and is still active on, May 17, 2023. 45
2. Sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures that were 46
ceased or completed on or before May 17, 2023. 47
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 48