Virginia House Bill 427 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-16 - Left in General Laws
Pending: House General Laws Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Conversion therapy prohibited. Prohibits any health care provider or person who performs counseling as part of his training for any profession licensed by a regulatory board of the Department of Health Professions from engaging in conversion therapy with any person under 18 years of age. The bill defines "conversion therapy" as any practice or treatment that seeks to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same gender. "Conversion therapy" does not include counseling that provides assistance to a person undergoing gender transition, or counseling that provides acceptance, support, and understanding of a person or facilitates a person's coping, social support, and identity exploration and development, including sexual-orientation-neutral interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, as long as such counseling does not seek to change an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill provides that no state funds shall be expended for the purpose of conducting conversion therapy, referring a person for conversion therapy, extending health benefits coverage for conversion therapy, or awarding a grant or contract to any entity that conducts conversion therapy or refers individuals for conversion therapy.

Conversion therapy; prohibited, no state funds shall be expended for purpose of therapy.

Del. Patrick Hope [D]	Del. Mark Keam [D]	Sen. Jennifer Boysko [D]	Del. Paul Krizek [D]
Del. Mark Levine [D]	Del. Joesph Lindsey [D]	Del. Alfonso Lopez [D]	Del. Mark Sickles [D]
Del. Richard Sullivan [D]	Del. Vivian Watts [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-16	House	Left in General Laws
2016-02-04	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
2016-02-03	House	Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #4
2016-01-07	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2016-01-07	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100751D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
54	1	2409.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+sum+HB427
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+ful+HB427+hil