Bills

SB 2869: CONVERSION THERAPY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; GENDER IDENTITY; TALK THERAPY; AGE

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-01-23

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-01-30: Referred to HHS/CPN, JDC.)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Amends the existing prohibition on conversion therapy by prohibiting the practice on persons of all ages and the advertisement of such practice.  Explicitly provides that talk therapy in the form of pure speech is exempt from the prohibition on conversion therapy.  Takes effect upon the certification by the Attorney General that the Supreme Court of the United States has overturned the holding in Chiles v. Salazar, 116 F.4th 1178 (10th Cir. 2024).

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