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House Judiciary Committee advances bill creating 15‑year civil cause of action over gender‑affirming care for minors
Summary
After hours of testimony, the House Judiciary Committee voted to pass HB 19‑16, which would allow minors harmed by certain gender‑affirming medical interventions to sue for civil damages up to 15 years after reaching adulthood; the measure drew sustained opposition from medical groups and LGBTQ advocates.
The House Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 19‑16 after a lengthy hearing that included testimony from physicians, therapists, parents and adults with lived experience. Representative Mary Bentley, sponsor of the bill, said the measure would give minors and their parents a cause of action to sue health care professionals who performed gender‑affirming medical interventions, up to 15 years after the child turns 18.
Bentley described HB 19‑16 as an amendment to Act 274 of 2023 and said it would allow civil suits where providers “affirm the self‑diagnosis” of a minor and proceed with medical interventions that, she said,…
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