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House advances multiple bills limiting public funding for gender-related care and tightening rules on minors' treatment
Summary
On Feb. 5 the House passed HB174 (making the moratorium on certain gender-related treatments for minors permanent), HB193 (limiting publicly funded insurance coverage of transition procedures), and HB258 (insurance coverage amendments including parity language); votes were 54-15 (HB174), 48-21 (HB193), and 53-16 (HB258).
The Utah House spent a lengthy portion of its Feb. 5 floor session debating a set of bills addressing gender-related medical care and insurance coverage. Lawmakers passed HB174, HB193 and HB258 in separate votes after extended debate that included scientific challenges, ethical arguments and substitute proposals.
Representative Shipp presented HB174 to make permanent the moratorium on puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and certain surgical procedures for minors and to require discontinuation of grandfathered hormone treatments by Jan. 28, 2027. Shipp characterized the bill as protecting youth and…
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