Kansas Senate approves transgender athlete ban, and it now goes to the Governor

Kansas Senate approves transgender athlete ban, and it now goes to the Governor

Kansas Senate approves transgender athlete ban, and it now goes to the Governor

By the Associated Press:

Kansas conservatives have pushed a proposed ban on transgender athletes in girl’s and women’s school sports through the Republican-controlled Legislature. But they don’t enough support yet to overcome a possible veto by the Democratic Governor Laura Kelly.

The Senate approved the measure on a 26-11 vote Friday after the House passed it late Thursday on a 76-43 vote.

Kelly typically doesn’t say what she’ll do with legislation before it reaches her desk, but she’s dropped strong hints that she plans to veto such a ban. The bill’s supporters were eight votes short in the House and one short in the Senate of the two-thirds majorities for overriding a veto.

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