HB 342 — An Act relating to physician liability for sex-reassignment treatments or procedures performed on minors; relating to standardized informed consent forms for sex-reassignment treatments or procedures; relating to the duties of the State Medical Board; relating to informed consent for sex-reassignment treatments or procedures performed on minors; establishing the crime of criminal sex-reassignment treatment or procedure; and providing for an effective date.
Last action — (H) COSPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).
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Bill Text
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The bill establishes regulations and restrictions concerning sex-reassignment treatments and procedures, particularly for minors, and introduces liability measures for physicians performing such procedures without proper consent.
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AS 08.64.101(a)
create a standardized informed consent form that complies with AS 08.64.135 for a patient to complete before a physician performs a sex-reassignment treatment or procedure.
Requires the State Medical Board to create a standardized informed consent form for sex-reassignment treatments.
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AS 08.64
Sec. 08.64.135. Standardized informed consent form for sex-reassignment treatments or procedures. The board shall require a physician to provide a standardized informed consent form to a patient at every visit for a sex-reassignment treatment or procedure for a period of not less than one year.
Mandates that physicians provide a standardized informed consent form to patients visiting for sex-reassignment treatments over a year.
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AS 08.64.380(8)
means (A) the prescription or administration of puberty blockers for the purpose of delaying or stopping puberty in an individual to affirm an individual's perception of the individual's sex if that perception is inconsistent with the individual's sex; (B) the prescription or administration of hormones or hormone antagonists to affirm an individual's perception of the individual's sex if that perception is inconsistent with the individual's sex; (C) any surgical procedure used to affirm an individual's perception of the individual's sex if that perception is inconsistent with the individual's sex.
Defines what constitutes 'sex-reassignment treatment or procedure'.
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AS 09.55.556
An individual under 18 years of age may not consent to a sex-reassignment treatment or procedure.
Prohibits individuals under 18 from consenting to any sex-reassignment treatments or procedures.
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AS 09.65.175
An individual who, as a minor under 18 years of age, received a sex-reassignment treatment or procedure may maintain a claim for recovery of damages against the physician who performed the procedure for an injury or condition suffered as a result of the procedure.
Allows minors who underwent sex-reassignment procedures to sue physicians for damages related to those procedures.
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AS 11.41
A person commits the crime of criminal sex-reassignment treatment or procedure if the person knowingly performs a sex-reassignment treatment or procedure on (1) a minor; or (2) an individual over 18 years of age without the voluntary, informed, and written consent of the individual.
Establishes criminal liability for performing sex-reassignment treatments on minors or on adults without proper consent.
Action History
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(H) COSPONSOR(S): TOMASZEWSKI
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(H) COSPONSOR(S): MCCABE
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(H) REFERRED TO HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES
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(H) HSS, JUD
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(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Sponsors
- Frank Tomaszewski · Cosponsor
- Kevin McCabe · Cosponsor
- Jamie Allard · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 62 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (2)
Not signed on (62)
62 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 342?
- HB 342 is sponsored by Frank Tomaszewski (R), Kevin McCabe (R), and Jamie Allard (R).
- What is the current status of HB 342?
- This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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