FIFTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

FIRST SESSION, 2017

March 13, 2017

Mr. Speaker:

    Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 121, as amended

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

1. On page 1, line 11, after the semicolon, strike the

remainder of the line and strike lines 12 and 13 in their entirety.

     2. On page 1, line 14, after the first occurrence of "THE", insert "UNIFORM LICENSING ACT, THE".

     3. On page 1, line 21 through page 3, line 13, strike Section 1 in its entirety and insert in lieu thereof the following new section:

     "SECTION 1. A new section of the Uniform Licensing Act is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] CONVERSION THERAPY--GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.--

          A. A person licensed pursuant to provisions of Chapter 61 NMSA 1978 shall not provide conversion therapy to any person under eighteen years of age. The provision of conversion therapy in violation of the provisions of this subsection shall be grounds for disciplinary action by a board in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Licensing Act.

          B. As used in this section:

                (1) "conversion therapy" means any practice or treatment that seeks to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity, including any effort to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward persons of the same sex. "Conversion therapy" does not mean:

                     (a) counseling or mental health services that provide acceptance, support and understanding of a person without seeking to change gender identity or sexual orientation; or

                     (b) mental health services that facilitate a person's coping, social support, sexual orientation or gender identity exploration and development, including an intervention to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices, without seeking to change gender identity or sexual orientation;

                (2) "gender identity" means a person's self-perception, or perception of that person by another, of the person's identity as a male or female based upon the person's appearance, behavior or physical characteristics that are in accord with or opposed to the person's physical anatomy, chromosomal sex or sex at birth; and

                (3) "sexual orientation" means heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality, whether actual or perceived."".

                             Respectfully submitted,

Gail Chasey, Chair

Adopted     Not Adopted

           (Chief Clerk)                            (Chief Clerk)

Date

The roll call vote was 9 For 3 Against

Yes:      9

No:       Brown, Nibert, Rehm

Excused:  Gentry

Absent:   None

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