After failed veto override, gender-affirming care for trans youth remains legal in Kansas
Lawmakers fell two votes short of overriding Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a ban on gender transition surgeries and hormone therapy for transgender minors.
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Lawmakers fell two votes short of overriding Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a ban on gender transition surgeries and hormone therapy for transgender minors.
The override attempt of Senate Bill 233 fell short in the House on an 82-43 vote, two short of the two-thirds majority required. The bill would have blocked teenagers from receiving hormone therapy and other treatments recognized as necessary by medical professionals. TOPEKA — As the Kansas Legis
A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas has died. The Republican-controlled Legislature was unable Monday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a proposed ban
A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas died Monday when two Republicans switched their votes and prevented the legislature from overriding a veto.