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HB386

Conversion therapy; prohibited by certain health care providers.

Status:
Enacted

Chief Patron:
Patrick Hope (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Passed House of Origin. Department of Health Professions; conversion therapy prohibited.

Prohibits any health care provider or person who performs counseling as part of his training for any profession licensed by a regulatory board of the Department of Health Professions from engaging in conversion therapy, as defined in the bill, with any person under 18 years of age and provides that such counseling constitutes unprofessional conduct and is grounds for disciplinary action. The bill provides that no state funds shall be expended for the purpose of conducting conversion therapy with a person under 18 years of age, referring a person under 18 years of age for conversion therapy, or extending health benefits coverage for conversion therapy with a person under 18 years of age. This bill is identical to SB 245. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 01/02/2020 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100761D
  • 01/02/2020 - House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
  • 01/13/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB386)
  • 01/15/2020 - House: Assigned HWI sub: Health Professions
  • 01/23/2020 - House: House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 01/23/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 1-N)
  • 01/28/2020 - House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendments (18-Y 4-N)
  • 01/30/2020 - House: Read first time
  • 01/31/2020 - House: Read second time
  • 01/31/2020 - House: Committee amendments agreed to
  • 01/31/2020 - House: Engrossed by House as amended HB386E
  • 01/31/2020 - House: Printed as engrossed 20100761D-E
  • 02/03/2020 - House: Read third time and passed House (66-Y 27-N)
  • 02/03/2020 - House: VOTE: Passage (66-Y 27-N)
  • 02/03/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB386E)
  • 02/04/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 02/04/2020 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
  • 02/13/2020 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health (8-Y 5-N)
  • 02/14/2020 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 02/17/2020 - Senate: Read third time
  • 02/17/2020 - Senate: Passed Senate (22-Y 18-N)   Close Floor Vote
  • 02/19/2020 - House: Enrolled
  • 02/19/2020 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB386ER)
  • 02/19/2020 - House: Impact statement from DPB (HB386ER)
  • 02/19/2020 - House: Signed by Speaker
  • 02/20/2020 - Senate: Signed by President
  • 02/24/2020 - House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 24, 2020
  • 02/24/2020 - Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 2, 2020
  • 03/02/2020 - Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 41 (effective 7/1/20)
  • 03/02/2020 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0041)