Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 479
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 35-46-1-23.
Synopsis: Transportation of minor for prohibited procedures. Makes
assisting a child in procuring a gender transition procedure a Level 6
felony.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Johnson T
January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal
Law.
2025 IN 479—LS 6575/DI 106 Introduced
First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 479
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
criminal law and procedure.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 35-46-1-23 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2025]: Sec. 23. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
4 (1) The parent or guardian of an unemancipated child, if the
5 parent or guardian is authorized to make health care
6 decisions for the unemancipated child.
7 (2) A person who has the written consent of a person
8 described in subdivision (1).
9 (3) A person who assists an unemancipated child for the
10 purpose of obtaining a medical diagnosis.
11 (4) A common carrier (as defined in IC 8-2.1-17-4) that is
12 transporting passengers for hire in the course and scope of its
13 business.
14 (b) As used in this section, "assists" means to provide:
15 (1) lodging;
16 (2) shelter;
17 (3) transportation; or
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1 (4) money.
2 (c) As used in this section, "gender transition procedure" has
3 the meaning set forth in IC 25-1-22-5.
4 (d) A person at least eighteen (18) years of age who:
5 (1) with the intent to aid an unemancipated child in procuring
6 a gender transition procedure; and
7 (2) with the intent to conceal the gender transition procedure
8 from the child's parent or guardian;
9 assists the unemancipated child in connection with the procuring
10 of a gender transition procedure, commits unlawfully aiding a
11 child in procuring a gender transition procedure, a Level 6 felony.
12 (e) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the
13 child consented to the gender transition procedure.
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