(Feb. 20, 2023) – Today, the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee, chaired by Beverly Gossage (R-Eudora) met to work bills. The committee worked the following legislation:

Senate Bill 233 creates a civil cause of action against a physician who performs childhood gender reassignment service and requires revocation of a physician’s license who performs child gender reassignment service.

Senate Bill 180 establishes the Women’s Bill of Rights to provide a meaning of biological sex for purposes of statutory construction.

Senate Bill 219 designates certain health care providers that perform elective abortions as being ineligible to purchase professional liability insurance from the Health Care Stabilization Fund but still would require professional liability coverage.

Senate Bill 113 allows naturopathic doctors to engage in the corporate practice of medicine.

The bills now go before the full Senate. The committee is slated to meet again Tuesday, Feb. 21, to continue working the bills before them.