Prohibition repeal on conversion therapy with minors and vulnerable adults
This bill removes the existing ban on conversion therapy for minors and vulnerable adults in Minnesota, allowing mental health practitioners to offer such services to these groups again. The legislation repeals the specific statutes that previously prohibited mental health professionals from attempting to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity with clients under 18 or those classified as vulnerable adults. While the bill eliminates the prohibition, it retains the legal definition of conversion therapy, which excludes counseling that supports gender transition or provides acceptance and coping strategies without seeking to alter sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Introduction
Apr 2026
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Introduced Apr 9, 2026
Last action Apr 13, 2026
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Apr 9, 2026
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Referred to Health and Human Services
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
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