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Senate concurs with House changes to SB16 on transgender medical treatments after tense debate; sponsor predicts litigation
Summary
The Utah Senate voted 20–8 to concur with House amendments to fourth substitute SB16, shifting malpractice and consent standards and adding an immediate effective date; sponsor Senator Kennedy said the changes aim to protect children and families and warned the law is likely to be litigated.
The Utah State Senate on Friday voted to concur with House amendments to fourth substitute Senate Bill 16, a measure that changes rules governing transgender medical treatments and procedures. Senator Kennedy, the sponsor, urged the body to accept the House’s changes, including an immediate effective date and revisions to the malpractice standard and consent requirements, and moved that the Senate concur. The motion carried 20–8 with one absence.
Supporters and opponents clashed over how the changes would affect patients, families and providers. Senator Kennedy said the House adopted an immediate effective date and altered the statute of limitations and malpractice standard, and that his aim, he said, was ‘‘to help…
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