Supporters of the bill argue it prohibits discrimination against mental health care professionals and institutions for providing protected counseling services.
"When did it become OK for the governor to interfere with the rights of parents to seek counsel to help their children onto a better path in life that they believe leads to flourishing?"
Louisville officially banned conversion therapy on minors in 2020.
House Bill 162 would prohibit all licensed mental health providers from engaging in any practices that purport to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity.
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council voted unanimously to ban the practice that tries to change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity, reported by LEX 18.
Conversion therapy is already illegal in 20 states.
State lawmakers are considering a similar bill banning the controversial pseudoscientific intervention, which is outlawed in 20 states.
State lawmakers are considering a similar move against the therapy, which is already banned in 20 states.
Twenty states already ban the practice on minors. Covington, Kentucky, passed a similar law this year.
The bill would make it illegal for mental health professionals to engage in conversion therapy.