Montana Gov. Gianforte signed SB99 banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors
On April 28, 2023, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed Senate Bill 99, the "Youth Health Protection Act," prohibiting health care providers from offering puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical procedures to transgender minors for the treatment of gender dysphoria. Sponsored by Sen. John Fuller and passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature along party lines, the law threatened providers with license suspension and was scheduled to take effect Oct. 1, 2023.