Tennessee nears law banning adults from helping minors find, receive sex reassignment care

Tennessee lawmakers in the GOP-dominated Statehouse on Thursday passed legislation making it illegal for adults to help minors find and receive sex reassignment care without permission from the child’s parents. The bill is now heading to Gov. Bill Lee’s desk, where it could be signed into law.

Last week, the state’s senate passed its version of the bill before sending it to the House for approval.

The law would penalize any "adult who recruits, harbors, or transports an unemancipated...