Arizona Senate Bill 1138

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Senate Bill 1138
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  • AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 32, CHAPTER 32, ARTICLE 1, ARIZONA, REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION SECTION 32-3230; RELATING TO HEALTH CARE.
Citation
Territorial extentFlag of Arizona.svg  Arizona
Enacted by Arizona Senate
Enacted by Arizona House of Representatives
Signed by Doug Ducey
SignedMarch 30, 2022
Legislative history
First chamber: Arizona Senate
IntroducedJanuary 11, 2022
First reading January 11, 2022
Second reading January 12, 2022
Third reading February 24, 2022
Voting summary
  • 16 voted for
  • 12 voted against
  • 2 present not voting
Second chamber: Arizona House of Representatives
Received from the Arizona Senate February 25, 2022
First readingMarch 1, 2022
Second readingMarch 2, 2022
Third readingMarch 24, 2022
Voting summary
  • 31 voted for
  • 26 voted against
  • 3 present not voting
Final stages
Finally passed both chambersMarch 28, 2022
Summary
Prohibits medical professionals from administering sex reassignment surgery to Arizonans under eighteen years old.
Status: In force

Arizona Senate Bill 1138 (SB 1138) is a 2022 law in the state of Arizona that prohibits doctors from administering sex reassignment surgery, including related cosmetic surgeries, to Arizonans under eighteen years old. [1] It was signed into law by Governor Doug Ducey on March 30, 2022, along with Senate Bill 1165, which relates to transgender people in sports. [2]

Contents

The bill was originally a blanket ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors, but was rejected in the legislature and was later reintroduced as a sex reassignment surgery ban. [3] [2] [4] [5]

Provisions

Senate Bill 1138 prohibits any medical professional from administering sex reassignment surgery or closely related surgeries, such as mastectomies, mammaplasties, and genital reassignment surgery, to those under eighteen years old, generally referred to as minors. [1] [6] The bill does not affect other forms of gender-affirming medical care, such as hormone replacement therapy. [7] [2] Intersex people are covered in an exemption. [8]

Reactions

Support

Governor Ducey, who signed the bill into law, said that the bill was only to protect minors from irreversible surgeries until they are an adult, and nothing more. [2] [9]

Opposition

The Human Rights Campaign opposed both Senate Bill 1138 and Senate Bill 1165, the latter of which affects transgender people in sports. [4] California Attorney General Rob Bonta revoked non-essential state funded travel to Arizona shortly following its passage. [10] [11] [12] The ACLU of Arizona asked Governor Ducey to veto the bill. [13] [14]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Rebecca Gomez, Gloria (2022-03-30). "Ducey signs anti-trans laws barring medical treatment, sports participation". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Birzer, Dani (2022-03-30). "Arizona governor signs two bills impacting transgender minors". Arizona's Family. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  3. ↑ Rebecca Gomez, Gloria (2022-02-17). "Defeated anti-trans bill revived to bar gender conforming surgeries for trans youth". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  4. 1 2 Rummler, Orion (2022-02-24). "Anti-trans bills in Arizona meet resistance among Republicans". The 19th. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  5. ↑ Gira Grant, Melissa (2022-03-17). ""Grooming" Is Republicans' Cruel New Buzzword for Targeting Trans Kids". The New Republic. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  6. ↑ Forquer, Eryka (2022-03-04). "Transgender youth advocates push back against wave of Arizona bills". Cronkite News. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  7. ↑ Ritchie, Kathy (2022-04-19). "Transgender kids and parents say Arizona lawmakers shouldn't be legislating their health care". 91.5 KJZZ Phoenix. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  8. ↑ Cole, Devan (2022-03-30). "Arizona governor signs bill outlawing gender-affirming care for transgender youth and approves anti-trans sports ban". CNN. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  9. ↑ Garcia, Nicole; Bennett, Stephanie; Cooper, Johnathan (2022-03-31). "Parent of transgender child speaks out after Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signs anti-trans bills". FOX 10 Phoenix. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  10. ↑ "Attorney General Bonta: California Will Restrict State-Funded Travel to Arizona, Indiana, Louisiana, and Utah". Office of the Attorney General of California. Oakland, California. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  11. ↑ Bajko, Matthew (2022-06-30). "California bans state-funded travel to nearly half of US". The Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  12. ↑ Symon, Evan (2022-07-01). "AG Bonta Restricts Four More States for State-Funded Travel over Anti-LGBTQ Policies". California Globe. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  13. ↑ Cole, Devan (2022-03-24). "Arizona lawmakers pass bill outlawing gender-affirming treatment for trans youth". CNN. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
  14. ↑ Taracena, Marcela (2022-03-24). "ACLU OF ARIZONA URGES GOVERNOR DUCEY TO VETO ANTI-TRANS BILLS". ACLU of Arizona. Phoenix, Arizona. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
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