providing criminal and civil penalties for the transporting of an unemancipated minor in order to obtain a surgical procedure without parental permission.

HB 191 would impose criminal and civil penalties on individuals who transport unemancipated minors (minors without legal independence) to obtain certain surgical procedures without parental permission. It directly affects medical providers, transportation services, and others facilitating such travel. The bill creates criminal charges for knowingly transporting minors for these procedures and allows civil lawsuits for damages by affected parties. This policy change adds specific legal consequences for bypassing parental consent requirements in medical care for minors.