Medical care for minorsBan▾
SB254 plus Board of Medicine rules. In force after an earlier injunction was lifted.
Florida Senate (SB 254)
MedicaidFederal funding ended (minors)▾
Medicaid doesn't pay for sex-change procedures at any age. A federal CMS rule ends federal Medicaid and CHIP money for puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for minors.
42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)
State employeesExcludes▾
State-employee health plans don't pay for sex-change procedures.
Health Insurance Plans - MyBenefits / Department of Management Services (mybenefits.myflorida.com)
SportsSex-based▾
Girls' sports are protected: state law keeps males out of girls' and women's teams (secondary and higher education).
S1028
FacilitiesSex-based (schools + government buildings)▾
Bathrooms and changing rooms in K-12 schools, and government buildings are separated by sex, so males stay out of women's and girls' spaces.
HB1521 (2023)
Pronouns and parent noticeParental-rights law (no specific notice rule)▾
A parents' rights law gives parents access to information about their child's health and well-being at school, but there is no specific rule on social transition.
H241
CurriculumSchools ban▾
Florida law restricts classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation. HB 1557 (2022) barred it in kindergarten through grade 3. HB 1069 (2023) extended the statute through grade 8. Board of Education Rule 6A-10.081 (Principles of Professional Conduct) goes further: educators shall not intentionally provide that instruction in preK–grade 8 (narrow statutory exceptions), and in grades 9–12 unless it is required by state academic standards or is part of reproductive health with a parent’s written consent. That is a near K–12 classroom bar via the board rule — not a Texas-style zero-exception PreK–12 statute. Separate from the medical ban.
Florida Senate (HB 1069 enrolled)
Sex definitionNo state law▾
No state law defines male and female by biology.
No state law identified (statute review, Oct 2026)
ID markersBirth-certificate sex cannot be▾
Birth-certificate sex cannot be changed; licence sex cannot be changed.
FLHSMV memo rescinding IR-08 gender-change procedure (26 Jan 2024)
Shield lawNone▾
No shield law.
No shield statute identified
AdultsRestricted (funding)▾
Adults: no taxpayer money for sex-change procedures (Medicaid exclusion at all ages, state-employee plan exclusion, ban on public funds at any age).
Rule 59G-1.050(7)
Detransition20 years after treatment ends (malpractice)▾
Patients can bring a malpractice claim over sex-change treatment for up to 20 years after the treatment ends.
Fla. Stat. § 766.318 (SB 254, 2023)
PrisonsCase-by-case (policy 2019; medical rules changed 2024)▾
Housing is decided case by case; a 2024 bulletin restricted cross-sex hormones.
FDC Procedure 403.012 (2019); HSB 15.05.23 (2024), Keohane v. Dixon, No. 4:24-cv-00434 (N.D. Fla.)
Pending billsNo active bills▾
No active bills (checked 13 Oct 2026). The 2026 regular session has adjourned (or the legislature does not meet in 2026), so 2025-26 bills are no longer moving. LegiScan search linked.
LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)
LitigationResolved/ongoing▾
Doe v. Ladapo: 11th Circuit stayed the injunction, so SB 254 is in force.
Doe v. Ladapo, 11th Cir. order granting stay (26 Aug 2024)
Key datesNone upcoming▾
No upcoming effective dates or court deadlines identified.
Review, Oct 2026
Sources
- Florida Senate (SB 254)
- 42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)
- Rule 59G-1.050(7)
- Health Insurance Plans - MyBenefits / Department of Management Services (mybenefits.myflorida.com)
- S1028
- HB1521 (2023)
- H241
- Florida Senate (HB 1069 enrolled)
- FLHSMV memo rescinding IR-08 gender-change procedure (26 Jan 2024)
- Fla. Stat. § 766.318 (SB 254, 2023)
- FDC Procedure 403.012 (2019); HSB 15.05.23 (2024), Keohane v. Dixon, No. 4:24-cv-00434 (N.D. Fla.)
- LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)
- Doe v. Ladapo, 11th Cir. order granting stay (26 Aug 2024)