Prohibiting puberty blocking medications, cross-sex hormones, and gender transition surgeries for minors.

 H-0185.1

HOUSE BILL 1038

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Jacobsen, Marshall, McEntire, Ley, Walsh, Schmidt, and Eslick

Prefiled 12/11/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Health Care & Wellness.

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting puberty blocking medications, cross-sex hormones, and gender transition surgeries for minors; and adding a new section to chapter 18.130 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 18.130 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a health care provider licensed under this title may not knowingly engage in or cause any of the following practices to be performed on a minor if the practice is performed for the purpose of attempting to alter the appearance of, or affirm the minor's perception of, the minor's gender or sex, if that appearance or perception is inconsistent with the minor's sex: