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Large turnout at HB 1376 hearing as committee weighs limits on agency authority over gender-identity disputes
Summary
Hundreds of pages of testimony filled the House Children and Family Law Committee hearing on HB 1376. Sponsor Lori Cororsen said the bill would stop the state from removing or excluding parents or foster/adoptive applicants solely because they will not "affirm" a child's gender identity; supporters and opponents gave emotional testimony and the committee signaled it will request more legal and cross-state research.
The House Children and Family Law Committee heard more than an hour of testimony and questions Wednesday on HB 1376, a proposal that would restrict state action in child-protection and placement decisions when the only dispute is a parent’s refusal to affirm a child’s expressed gender identity.
Sponsor Representative Lori Cororsen opened the hearing by telling the committee the bill draws “a line in the sand” to prevent the state from removing or restricting parental rights solely because a parent will not affirm a child's gender identity. "This bill says the state cannot take away or restrict parental rights solely because a parent will not affirm the gender identity that conflicts with their child's biological sex," she said.
Committee members pressed the sponsor and counsel on how the bill…
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