Arizona governor vetoes bill on transgender students' bathroom use
- Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed legislation that would have prevented transgender students from using restrooms and locker rooms that do not match their assigned sex at birth.
- Hobbs called the legislation discriminatory and warned Republicans not to send her similar measures, stating that she will veto any bill that aims to harm children.
- The legislation would have required schools to provide a reasonable accommodation for students who are unable or unwilling to use a facility that matches their sex assigned at birth, and would have allowed anyone who encountered someone of the opposite sex in a multi-occupancy restroom or changing facility to file suit for harm suffered.
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Arizona governor vetoes transgender bathroom bill, condemns it as ‘attack’ on children
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed a bill that would have prevented students in public schools from using a bathroom or changing facility for a sex different from their gender assigned at birth. Hobbs said in her veto message on Thursday that she will veto every bill that “aims to attack and harm children,” as…
Katie Hobbs sets Arizona veto record at 111 with transgender bathroom bill veto
FILE - Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs gives the State of the State address at the Arizona Capitol, Jan. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. Hobbs has vetoed Republican-sponsored legislation to restrict use of public school restrooms by transgender students. The veto was among several the Democratic governor made on Thursday, June 8. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) Ross D. Franklin/AP Katie Hobbs sets Arizona veto record at 111 with transgen…
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