Kansas lawmakers upheld Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a bill that would have made it illegal to perform gender reassignment procedures on children.
Kansas Republicans failed Monday evening to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a bill that would have banned transgender surgical procedures for children. Just a few hours after the Senate voted 27-13 to override the veto, the GOP-supermajority in the state House came up two votes shy to solidify its reversal. Two Republicans dissented in the final tally, which was 82-43. 'I'm extremely disappointed,' state Sen. Mike Thompson told Fox News Digital on Tuesday morning.
Kelly, who vetoed the bill earlier this month, said in a statement Monday that she was 'glad that bipartisan members of the legislature have stood firm in saying that divisive bills like House Substitute for Senate Bill 233 have no place in Kansas.' 'The legislature’s decision to sustain my veto is a win for parental rights, Kansas families, and families looking to call our state home,' she said.
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