Arizona Senate Bill 1138
| Senate Bill 1138 | |
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| Arizona Legislature | |
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| Citation | [1] |
| Territorial extent |  Arizona |
| Enacted by | Arizona Senate |
| Enacted by | Arizona House of Representatives |
| Signed by | Doug Ducey |
| Signed | March 30, 2022 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Arizona Senate | |
| Introduced | January 11, 2022 |
| First reading | January 11, 2022 |
| Second reading | January 12, 2022 |
| Third reading | February 24, 2022 |
| Voting summary |
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| Second chamber: Arizona House of Representatives | |
| Received from the Arizona Senate | February 25, 2022 |
| First reading | March 1, 2022 |
| Second reading | March 2, 2022 |
| Third reading | March 24, 2022 |
| Voting summary |
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| Final stages | |
| Finally passed both chambers | March 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]
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
[edit]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
[edit]Support
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Rebecca Gomez, Gloria (2022-03-30). "Ducey signs anti-trans laws barring medical treatment, sports participation". Arizona Mirror. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ a b c d Birzer, Dani (2022-03-30). "Arizona governor signs two bills impacting transgender minors". Arizona's Family. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Rummler, Orion (2022-02-24). "Anti-trans bills in Arizona meet resistance among Republicans". The 19th. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Gira Grant, Melissa (2022-03-17). ""Grooming" Is Republicans' Cruel New Buzzword for Targeting Trans Kids". The New Republic. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Forquer, Eryka (2022-03-04). "Transgender youth advocates push back against wave of Arizona bills". Cronkite News. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Bajko, Matthew (2022-06-30). "California bans state-funded travel to nearly half of US". The Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Cole, Devan (2022-03-24). "Arizona lawmakers pass bill outlawing gender-affirming treatment for trans youth". CNN. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ 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.
