Missouri Senate Bill 49
| Missouri Senate Bill 49 | |
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| Missouri Legislature | |
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| Citation | [1] |
| Territorial extent | Missouri |
| Enacted by | Missouri Senate |
| Enacted by | Missouri House of Representatives |
| Signed by | Mike Parson |
| Signed | June 7, 2023 |
| Effective | August 28, 2023 |
| Date of expiry | August 28, 2027 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Missouri Senate | |
| Introduced | December 1, 2022 |
| First reading | January 4, 2023 |
| Second reading | January 12, 2023 |
| Third reading | March 23, 2023 |
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| Second chamber: Missouri House of Representatives | |
| First reading | March 23, 2023 |
| Second reading | March 24, 2023 |
| Third reading | May 10, 2023 |
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| Summary | |
| Restricts medical professionals from administering gender-affirming medical care to Missourians under eighteen years of age. | |
| Status: In force | |
legislature, enacted_by.Missouri Senate Bill 49 (SB 49), also known as the Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, is a 2023 law in the state of Missouri that restricts access to gender-affirming medical care for minors, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT), puberty blockers, and sex reassignment surgery. It was signed into law by Governor Mike Parson on June 7, 2023 and entered into force on August 28. As a result of negotiations in the legislature, the law is set to expire on August 28, 2027.
It was passed alongside Senate Bill 39, which restricts transgender Missourians from competing in sports differing from their biological sex. The bill was filibustered by Missouri Democrats in the legislature and only passed after a compromise was made to allow the law to expire in 2027. Lawsuits were filed against Senate Bill 49 following its passage, including one by the ACLU of Missouri and Lambda Legal in July 2023. In November 2024, a Missouri circuit judge ruled in favor of upholding the law.