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Committee rejects sponsor’s PEHP ban on elective transgender procedures after heated public comment
Summary
After hours of testimony for and against, the Senate Business and Labor Committee voted down Representative Peck’s third substitute to bar PEHP (public insurance) from paying for elective transgender procedures; supporters cited fiscal and liability concerns, opponents said the ban would deny medically indicated care and worsen mental-health outcomes.
Representative Peck presented the third substitute of House Bill 193, saying the intent is to prevent taxpayer-funded public insurance (PEHP) from covering elective transgender procedures while allowing ongoing, physician‑documented medically necessary treatment to continue for covered patients.
Sponsor Representative Peck argued the change protects municipalities and school districts that participate in public risk pools and reduces potential litigation exposure for public insurers. "The…
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