Health: licensing; sanctions for performing gender reassignment procedures or treatment to minors; provide for. Amends secs. 16221 & 16226 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16221 & 333.16226). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4467’25
Key claim: HB4466 would amend Michigan’s Public Health Code to impose professional licensing sanctions on healthcare providers who perform gender reassignment procedures or treatment on minors.
Abstract
(HB4466 · 103rd Legislature) Health: licensing; sanctions for performing gender reassignment procedures or treatment to minors; provide for. Amends secs. 16221 & 16226 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16221 & 333.16226). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4467’25 Latest action (2026-06-10): Referred To Committee On Government Operations
Why this matters
This proposal uses Michigan’s occupational licensing system as the enforcement mechanism to restrict a specific category of pediatric medical care, tying provider discipline to the age of the patient rather than to standards of practice. It reframes a contested clinical debate as a licensure-sanctions question, and if enacted would remove access to gender-affirming care from minors treated by Michigan-licensed providers while exposing those providers to loss of licensure.