US EditionKansas Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto on Gender Identity Bill
The new law mandates bathroom use by biological sex in public buildings and bans gender marker changes on IDs, affecting about 500 transgender Kansans, advocacy groups say.
- On Tuesday, the Kansas Senate voted to override Governor Laura Kelly's veto of SB 244, restoring the bill to consideration, after she called it poorly drafted on Friday.
- House Substitute for SB 244 would limit restroom and locker-room access to biological sex and ban changes to gender markers on IDs, as supported by Republican lawmakers.
- The bill includes specific carve-outs and penalties, allowing children up to age eight and coaches limited access, while individuals accused could face $1,000 fines and criminal charges, and gallery comments briefly paused Senate business.
- Senate Democratic Leader Dinah Sykes called the override rushed and risky, warning it could invite litigation and strain local governments financially, while Loud Light condemned it as reckless overreach.
- Twenty states have passed laws restricting bathroom access, and Sen. Pat Pettey warned the restrictions could drive away teams and economic development as the law takes effect.
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