AN ACT relating to youth mental health protection and declaring an emergency.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 210 define sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts, mental health professional, and public funds; to prohibit mental health professionals from engaging in sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts with a person under 18 years of age or a person who is 18 years or older who is an adult as defined in KRS 209.020 or a ward as defined in KRS 387.510; require violations to be subject to board discipline; prohibit public funds from being used for sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts; create a new section of KRS Chapter 211 to require the Department for Public Health to develop, produce, and disseminate educational materials regarding sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts; permit the cabinet to contract for the educational materials; add the short title "Youth Mental Health Protection Act"; EMERGENCY.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jun 1, 2021
Last action Jan 4, 2022
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Total actions
3
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Committee
1
Jan 4, 2022
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 4, 2022
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
Jun 1, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled by the sponsor(s).
lower
24 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Al Gentry
DDemocratic
P
Attica Scott
DDemocratic
P
Buddy Wheatley
DDemocratic
P
C. Ed Massey
RRepublican
P
Charles Miller
DDemocratic
P
Cherlynn Stevenson
DDemocratic
P
George Brown
DDemocratic
P
Jeffery Donohue
DDemocratic
P
Jerry T. Miller
RRepublican
P
Joni L. Jenkins
DDemocratic
P
Josie Raymond
DDemocratic
P
Kelly Flood
DDemocratic
P
Killian Timoney
RRepublican
P
Kim Banta
RRepublican
P
Lisa Willner
DDemocratic
P
Mary Lou Marzian
DDemocratic
P
McKenzie Cantrell
DDemocratic
P
Nima Kulkarni
DDemocratic
P
Pamela Stevenson
DDemocratic
P
Patti Minter
DDemocratic
P
Rachel Roberts
DDemocratic
P
Ruth Ann Palumbo
DDemocratic
P
Susan Westrom
DDemocratic
P
Tina Bojanowski
DDemocratic
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