Governor Signs Bills to Protect Children and Female Sports

On Wednesday, Governor Parson signed into law two MCC priority bills, SB 39 and SB 49.

SB 39 prohibits a public or private school from allowing any student to compete in an athletic competition that is designated for the opposite biological sex.

SB 49 establishes the "Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act". Under this act, no health care provider shall perform gender transition surgeries on any minor. Until August 28, 2027, no health care provider shall prescribe or administer cross-sex hormones or puberty-blocking drugs to a minor for a gender transition, unless such minor was receiving such treatment prior to August 28, 2023.

To see how your legislators voted on SB 39 and SB 49, check your mailbox, inbox, or our website soon for the May/June issue of Good News.