Current Version
| Region | Kentucky |
| Issue | Conversion therapy |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Mar 27, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | HB 495 legalizes and protects conversion therapy for minors on a state level. All restrictions on conversion therapy under executive action has been banned until January 1, 2028. Otherwise, conversion therapy ban ordinances passed on a local level were not affected. Covington, Lexington-Fayette County, and Louisville-Jefferson County has banned conversion therapy for minors. |
| Sources | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0107.pdf https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY |
Revision History (4)
edited by mineszilla. After further evaluation of HB 495, the law does not nullify city ordinances therefore the status is varies by region
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| Value | Not banned | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Not banned | Varies by Region |
| Description | HB 495 legalizes and protects conversion therapy for minors. All restrictions on conversion therapy including executive orders and ordinances have been banned until January 1, 2028. | HB 495 legalizes and protects conversion therapy for minors on a state level. All restrictions on conversion therapy under executive action has been banned until January 1, 2028. Otherwise, conversion therapy ban ordinances passed on a local level were not affected. Covington, Lexington-Fayette County, and Louisville-Jefferson County has banned conversion therapy for minors. |
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| Sources | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0107.pdf | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0107.pdf https://www.lgbtmap.org/equality_maps/profile_state/KY |
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edited by mineszilla. Clarification on the legalization of conversion therapy.
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| Start Date | Mar 26, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 |
| Description | In March 2025, the Republican-controlled state Senate and House overrode Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill allowing conversion therapy, unbanning it. | HB 495 legalizes and protects conversion therapy for minors. All restrictions on conversion therapy including executive orders and ordinances have been banned until January 1, 2028. |
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| Sources | https://www.them.us/story/kentucky-conversion-therapy-adult-gender-affirming-care-governor-andy-beshear | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/acts/25RS/documents/0107.pdf |
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edited by jadeywadey. im picky i guess
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| Description | In March 2025, the Republican-controlled Senate and House overrode Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill allowing conversion therapy, effectively unbanning it. | In March 2025, the Republican-controlled state Senate and House overrode Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill allowing conversion therapy, unbanning it. |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Not banned |
| Start Date | Mar 26, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In March 2025, the Republican-controlled Senate and House overrode Governor Andy Beshear’s veto of a bill allowing conversion therapy, effectively unbanning it. |
| Sources | https://www.them.us/story/kentucky-conversion-therapy-adult-gender-affirming-care-governor-andy-beshear |