US Edition'An Attack on the LGBT+ Community': New Bill Makes Changes for Transgender Kansans
Republican lawmakers overrode the veto to enact restrictions on gender markers and restroom use in Kansas, with votes of 87-37 in the House and 31-9 in the Senate.
- On Wednesday, 18 February the Kansas House of Representatives overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto with roll-call votes of 87-37 in the House and 31-9 in the Senate.
- By inserting House provisions into a previously approved Senate bill, Republican lawmakers used a procedural maneuver to add restroom restrictions and tie driver’s licenses and birth certificates to sex assigned at birth earlier this month.
- The law bans use of restrooms and multi-occupancy bathrooms in state and local government buildings, with violations penalized by warnings, a $1,000 fine, and fines up to $125,000 for institutions.
- Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed the legislation, calling it overly broad, poorly drafted, and risky; opponents say it could block hospital visits and make lives more dangerous for transgender people.
- Supporters say the measure fits a national push to reverse 'woke' policies led by President Donald Trump, echoing his prior executive orders on sex classification and transgender sports restrictions.
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Kansas Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto of Transgender Bathroom Bill
Kansas lawmakers have voted to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of legislation restricting access to certain public restrooms and locker rooms based on biological sex. Senate Bill 244 was rejected by Kelly last week, but the Republican-controlled Legislature moved swiftly to reverse her decision. The Kansas Senate voted 31-9 on Tuesday to override the veto, followed by an 87-37 vote in the Kansas House on Wednesday.
'An attack on the LGBT+ community': New bill makes changes for transgender Kansans
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - A bill that dictates all Kansans must use the bathroom of their biological sex at birth in government buildings is soon going into law after state legislatures overrode Governor Laura Kelly's veto power.
Transgender Rep Boatman Melts Down as Kansas Passes Bathroom Bill
The Kansas House of Representatives overrode the veto of Democrat Governor Laura Kelly on a bill that limits bathrooms and locker rooms in public buildings to biological genders on Wednesday, 18 February. The result of the vote caused a serious meltdown among Kansas Democrats, especially Abi Boatman, a transgender representative—a biological male identifying as a woman—who described the bill as ‘obviously discriminatory’ against transgender peop…
Kansas Republicans Override Governor’s Veto of Anti-Trans Bill
Bill invalidates gender markers on IDs, restricts restroom access, and takes effect after GOP lawmakers overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto. The post Kansas Republicans Override Governor’s Veto of Anti-Trans Bill appeared first on Metro Weekly.
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