Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0479 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE BILL No. 479
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 35-46-1-23.
7	7	Synopsis: Transportation of minor for prohibited procedures. Makes
8	8	assisting a child in procuring a gender transition procedure a Level 6
9	9	felony.
10	10	Effective: July 1, 2025.
11	11	Johnson T
12	12	January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal
13	13	Law.
14	14	2025 IN 479—LS 6575/DI 106 Introduced
15	15	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
16	16	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
17	17	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
18	18	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
19	19	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
20	20	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
21	21	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
22	22	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
23	23	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
24	24	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
25	25	SENATE BILL No. 479
26	26	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
27	27	criminal law and procedure.
28	28	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
29	29	1 SECTION 1. IC 35-46-1-23 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
30	30	2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
31	31	3 1, 2025]: Sec. 23. (a) This section does not apply to the following:
32	32	4 (1) The parent or guardian of an unemancipated child, if the
33	33	5 parent or guardian is authorized to make health care
34	34	6 decisions for the unemancipated child.
35	35	7 (2) A person who has the written consent of a person
36	36	8 described in subdivision (1).
37	37	9 (3) A person who assists an unemancipated child for the
38	38	10 purpose of obtaining a medical diagnosis.
39	39	11 (4) A common carrier (as defined in IC 8-2.1-17-4) that is
40	40	12 transporting passengers for hire in the course and scope of its
41	41	13 business.
42	42	14 (b) As used in this section, "assists" means to provide:
43	43	15 (1) lodging;
44	44	16 (2) shelter;
45	45	17 (3) transportation; or
46	46	2025 IN 479—LS 6575/DI 106 2
47	47	1 (4) money.
48	48	2 (c) As used in this section, "gender transition procedure" has
49	49	3 the meaning set forth in IC 25-1-22-5.
50	50	4 (d) A person at least eighteen (18) years of age who:
51	51	5 (1) with the intent to aid an unemancipated child in procuring
52	52	6 a gender transition procedure; and
53	53	7 (2) with the intent to conceal the gender transition procedure
54	54	8 from the child's parent or guardian;
55	55	9 assists the unemancipated child in connection with the procuring
56	56	10 of a gender transition procedure, commits unlawfully aiding a
57	57	11 child in procuring a gender transition procedure, a Level 6 felony.
58	58	12 (e) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that the
59	59	13 child consented to the gender transition procedure.
60	60	2025 IN 479—LS 6575/DI 106