5722 AMH MACR BLAC 132

SB 5722 - H AMD 1305

By Representative Macri

ADOPTED 02/28/2018

    On page 1, beginning on line 8, after "eighteen" strike all material through "eighteen" on line 14

    On page 1, after line 19, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act may not be construed to apply to:

    (1) Speech that does not constitute performing conversion therapy by licensed health care providers on patients under age eighteen;

    (2) Religious practices or counseling under the auspices of a religious denomination, church, or organization that do not constitute performing conversion therapy by licensed health care providers on patients under age eighteen; and

    (3) Nonlicensed counselors acting under the auspices of a religious denomination or church."

    Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

    Correct the title.

EFFECT:   Relocates statements of legislative construction that state that the bill does not apply to (1) speech that does not constitute the performance of conversion therapy by a licensed health care provider on patients under 18, or (2) religious practices or counseling under the auspices of a religious denomination, church, or organization that do not constitute the performance of conversion therapy by a licensed health care provider on patients under 18. Reestablishes the statements as an independent section of statutory construction. Adds to the independent statutory construction section that the bill may not be construed to apply to nonlicensed counselors acting under the auspices of a religious denomination or church.

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