Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that repeals expiration dates of certain sections regarding restrictions on transgender youth in Missouri.

Highlights:

• Repeals the expiration date of August 28, 2027 for the following provisions related to transgender youth in Missouri and establishes them as permanent under the bill (Sec. 191.1720, 163.048):

• Prohibits health care providers from performing gender transition surgery on an individual under the age of 18 in Missouri;

• Prohibits health care providers from prescribing or administering cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs for a gender transition for any individual under the age of 18;

• Prohibits schools from allowing students to compete in athletics competitions that are designated for the biological sex opposite to the student’s biological sex as stated on their birth certificate.

• Requires that any health care provider who violates the provisions of this bill have their license to practice revoked (Sec. 191.1720). 

• Specifies that any school district who violates the provisions of this bill shall be subject to penalties including losing state funding (Sec. 163.048).

• Specifies that the Federal Reimbursement Allowance shall expire in 2029, unless reauthorized by the General Assembly (Sec. 208.437). 

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