H HHR AM #1
A proposed amendment to Senate Bill 299 sought to strike the existing disciplinary and enforcement provisions for certain medical professionals—specifically, those targeting:
Physician Assistants (PAs)
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)
Physicians (indirectly, by striking associated subsections)
VOTE RESULT: NO
26 to 70
- OUR POSITION: NO
The Family Policy Council opposes this amendment.
Legislative Purpose of the Amendment:
The amendment attempted to soften the original bill’s punitive approach by:
Eliminating automatic license revocation for practitioners prescribing sex-change drugs or gender surgeries to minors.
While replacing the enforcement clauses with distracting changes:
Affirming employment protections for those who opt out of gender-altering reassignment procedures.
Shifting the focus from enforcement and prohibition to conscience-based exemptions.
Essentially, the amendment aimed to transform SB 299 from a law prohibiting gender-altering procedures for minors into one that simply protects the right of medical professionals to refuse participation in such procedures—without fear of workplace retaliation.
Let me know if you’d like a breakdown of the political or legal implications of this amendment.
