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HB0156 • 2024

Best interests of a child-gender affirming treatments.

AN ACT relating to children; establishing a conclusive presumption for court determinations of the best interests of the child; providing a definition; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Children Healthcare
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representative Rodriguez-Williams
Last action
2024-02-16
Official status
inactive
Effective date
3/1/2024

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and was never introduced in the session, so its provisions do not apply.

Best Interests of a Child - Gender Affirming Treatments

The bill establishes that it is not in the best interests of a child to undergo gender transition or reassignment procedures, except under specific medical conditions.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a conclusive presumption that gender transition or reassignment procedures are not in the best interest of a child.
  • Defines 'gender transition or reassignment procedures' to include certain surgeries and hormone treatments.
  • Exempts children with medically verifiable genetic disorders from this presumption if they have parental consent.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Children involved in court cases where their best interests are determined.
  • Courts deciding on custody, adoption, or protection orders involving children.

Terms To Know

Gender transition or reassignment procedures
Includes surgeries that alter a person's physical appearance to match their gender identity and hormone treatments that change puberty progression.
Conclusive presumption
A legal rule that makes it very hard for someone to prove something different from what the law says is true.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was never introduced in the session.
  • It applies only to cases filed on or after July 1, 2024, if it had passed.
  • Specific medical exemptions are provided for certain conditions.

Bill History

  1. 2024-02-16 House

    H Did not Consider for Introduction

  2. 2024-02-12 House

    H Received for Introduction

  3. 2024-02-11 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
24LSO-0563
2024
STATE OF WYOMING
24LSO-0563
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0156

Best interests of a child-gender affirming treatments.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Rodriguez-Williams, Andrew, Angelos, Bear, Haroldson, Heiner, Neiman, Ottman and Penn and Senator(s) French, Ide, Laursen, D and Steinmetz

A BILL

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AN ACT relating to children; establishing a conclusive presumption for court determinations of the best interests of the child; providing a definition; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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Best interests of the child conclusive presumption.

To the extent applicable, in determining the best interests of the child under this article, there shall be a conclusive presumption that it is not in the best interests of the child to undergo any gender transition or gender reassignment procedures as defined by W.S. 20
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206(a).

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Best interests of the child conclusive presumption.

To the extent applicable, in determining the best interests of the child under this article, there shall be a conclusive presumption that it is not in the best interests of the child to undergo any gender transition or gender reassignment procedures as defined by W.S. 20
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206(a).

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Best interests of the child conclusive presumption.

To the extent applicable, in determining the best interests of the child under this article, there shall be a conclusive presumption that it is not in the best interests of the child to undergo any gender transition or gender reassignment procedures as defined by W.S. 20
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Best interests of the child conclusive presumption.

To the extent applicable, in determining the best interests of the child under state law, there shall be a conclusive presumption that it is not in the best interests of the child to undergo any gender transition or gender reassignment procedures as defined by W.S. 20
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206(a).

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Best interests of the child conclusive presumption.

To the extent applicable, in determining the best interests of the child under this article, there shall be a conclusive presumption that it is not in the best interests of the child to undergo any gender transition or gender reassignment procedures as defined by W.S. 20
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Best interests of the child conclusive presumption.

To the extent applicable, in determining the best interests of the child under this article, there shall be a conclusive presumption that it is not in the best interests of the child to undergo any gender transition or gender reassignment procedures as defined by W.S. 20
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Best interests of the child conclusive presumption.

To the extent applicable, in determining the best interests of the child under this article, there shall be a conclusive presumption that it is not in the best interests of the child to undergo any gender transition or gender reassignment procedures as defined by W.S. 20
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Best interests of the child conclusive presumption.

(a)

To the extent applicable, in determining the best interests of the child under this article, there shall be a conclusive presumption that it is not in the best interests of the child to undergo any gender transition or gender reassignment procedures. For purposes of this section, "gender transition or gender reassignment procedures":

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Shall include any of the following:

(A)

A surgery that sterilizes the child, including castration, vasectomy, hysterectomy, oophorectomy, metoidioplasty, orchiectomy, penectomy, phalloplasty and vaginoplasty;

(B)

A mastectomy;

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A procedure that provides, administers, prescribes or dispenses any of the following prescription drugs that induce transient or permanent infertility:

(I)

Puberty suppression or blocking prescription drugs to stop or delay normal puberty;

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Supraphysiologic doses of testosterone to females;

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Supraphysiologic doses of estrogen to males.

(ii)

Shall not include any procedures or treatments that are performed with the consent of the child's parent or guardian and are for a child who:

(A)

Is born with a medically verifiable genetic disorder of sex development, including 46, XX chromosomes with virilization, 46, XY chromosomes with undervirilization or both ovarian and testicular tissue;

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Has medically verifiable central precocious puberty.

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Best interests of the child conclusive presumption.

To the extent applicable, in determining the best interests of the child under this article, there shall be a conclusive presumption that it is not in the best interests of the child to undergo any gender transition or gender reassignment procedures as defined by W.S. 20
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Decree; investigation; denial of adoption; conclusive presumption.

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To the extent applicable, in determining the best interests of the child under subsection (a) of this section, there shall be a conclusive presumption that it is not in the best interests of the child to undergo any gender transition or gender reassignment procedures as defined by W.S. 20
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Establishing grandparents' visitation rights.

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To the extent applicable, in determining the best interests of the child under subsection (a) of this section, there shall be a conclusive presumption that it is not in the best interests of the child to undergo any gender transition or gender reassignment procedures as defined by W.S. 20
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Order of protection; contents; remedies; order not to affect title to property; conditions.

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As part of any order of protection pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the court shall:

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When the court finds it to be in the best interests of the children, award temporary custody of any children involved to the petitioner. The court shall in this instance provide for visitation with the respondent only if adequate provision can be made for the safety of the children and the petitioner.
To the extent applicable, in determining the best interests of the child under this paragraph, there shall be a conclusive presumption that it is not in the best interests of the child to undergo any gender transition or gender reassignment procedures as defined by W.S. 20
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To provide for the safety of the children and the petitioner, the court may:

Section 3.

This act shall apply to all proceedings filed on and after July 1, 2024 for which a court is required to make a determination based on the best interests of the child.

Section 4
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This act is effective July 1, 2024
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