US EditionStates Increasingly Preempting Local Laws Governing Transgender Rights
- Republicans in the North Carolina state Senate passed a revised House Bill 805 that strictly defines gender and increases parental control over public school content on Tuesday.
- The bill, originally bipartisan to combat exploitation of women and children, became contentious after Senate Republicans added LGBTQ-related provisions, which Democrats unsuccessfully sought to amend.
- Key provisions include mandating public school boards to publish lists of available books, permitting parents to instruct schools to prevent their children from checking out specific titles, and extending the timeframe for legal claims related to gender reassignment surgeries to up to 10 years after the procedure.
- Amy Cook highlighted that an increasing number of states are using preemption to regulate social matters in ways that disproportionately affect marginalized groups and undermine local governance. By the end of 2024, 27 states had enacted laws restricting local governments' ability to protect transgender rights, up from just three states in 2019.
- These legislative trends reflect a growing increase since 2019 in state preemption of local transgender rights policies, raising concerns about impacts on transgender individuals and the authority of local governments.
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States increasingly preempting local laws governing transgender rights
The number of state laws preempting local policies governing transgender rights in the United States has been steadily increasing since 2019, according to newly updated research by the Center for Public Health Law Research at Temple University School of Law.
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In line with Trump, North Carolina legislature takes aim at transgender rights
The North Carolina Senate advanced two bills that deal with transgender issues as lawmakers prepare for their anticipated summer recess by this week's end.
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