THE BILL ITSELF
CS/CS/HB 743
Prohibited Sex-reassignment Prescriptions and Procedures
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to prohibited sex-reassignment
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prescriptions and procedures; amending s. 456.52,
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F.S.; prohibiting a person from knowingly aiding or
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abetting a health care practitioner to participate in
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a specified violation; amending s. 766.318, F.S.;
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authorizing the Attorney General to conduct an
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investigation and bring a civil action against a
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health care practitioner or other person under certain
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circumstances; providing for damages, injunctive
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relief, and civil penalties; providing that any
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damages collected shall accrue to the injured minor;
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providing applicability; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section
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456.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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456.52 Sex-reassignment prescriptions and procedures;
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prohibitions; informed consent.—
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(5)
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(b) Any health care practitioner who willfully or actively
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participates, or any other person who knowingly aids or abets a
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health care practitioner to participate, in a violation of
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subsection (1) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable
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as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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Section 2. Subsection (5) is added to section 766.318,
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Florida Statutes, to read:
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766.318 Civil liability for provision of sex-reassignment
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prescriptions or procedures to minors.—
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(5)(a) The Attorney General may conduct an investigation
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and bring a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction
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against a health care practitioner, as defined in s. 456.001, or
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against any other person who knowingly aids or abets a health
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care practitioner, for damages, injunctive relief, and civil
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penalties of up to $100,000 for each violation of s. 456.52(1),
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and each violation of s. 1014.04(e) and (f) or s. 1014.06
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related to providing sex-reassignment prescriptions and
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procedures to a minor.
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(b) Any damages collected under this subsection must
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accrue to the benefit of the injured minor.
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(c) This subsection does not apply to:
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1. Treatment with sex-reassignment prescriptions if such
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treatment is consistent with s. 456.001(9)(a)1. or 2. and was
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commenced on or before, and is still active on, May 17, 2023.
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2. Sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures that were
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ceased or completed on or before May 17, 2023.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.