Allowing a person to raise, guide, and instruct a child in a manner consistent with the child’s sex

Progress

1. Introduced
   February 4, 2026
2. Subcommittee
   February 9, 2026
3. Committee
   February 12, 2026
4. Passed House
   March 4, 2026 · 65–31
5. Passed Senate
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6. Signed
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Became HF 2557 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2557 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill allows a person to raise, guide, and instruct a child in a manner consistent with the child’s sex. The bill exempts from the definition of child abuse a person raising, guiding, or instructing a child in a manner consistent with the child’s sex, including but not limited to referring to the child by titles or pronouns consistent with the child’s sex; seeking and consenting to a mental health service for a child for the purpose of helping the child live a life consistent with the child’s sex; making mental health or medical decisions based on the child’s sex; and declining to consent to gender transition procedure-related activity for a child.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text