Kansas bans gender-affirming care for minors after GOP lawmakers reverse the governor’s veto
Kansas has become the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors. The Republican-controlled Legislature voted Tuesday to override Democratic Gov.
Kansas Lawmakers Override Veto of Ban on Transition Care for Minors
Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, had vetoed the bill, but the Republican-controlled Legislature overwhelmingly supported it, following the lead of other conservative states.
Kansas Republicans override the governor and ban gender-affirming care for minors
After several years of failed attempts, Kansas Republican lawmakers mustered the votes necessary to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto and force a gender-affirming care ban for minors into law.
Kansas lawmakers succeed in passing youth gender medicine ban over a veto
Banning puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries has been a Republican priority for years, but they got enough support to overturn a veto.
Kansas House overrides governor veto on ‘Help Not Harm Act’
The Kansas House of Representatives narrowly met the threshold needed to override Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s veto on a bill that includes banning gender-affirming care for minors.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Is the bill legal?
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors. That could include puberty blockers, hormone treatment or gender-affirming surgeries for transgender youth.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's first veto of 2025 is youth gender-affirming care ban
Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's first veto of 2025 is a bill from the Republican-led Legislature that would ban gender-affirming care for kids.
Kansas Legislature overrides veto of ‘Help Not Harm Act’
Kansas senators and representatives successfully voted in favor of overriding Governor Laura Kelly’s first veto action of the year. The Kansas Senate voted 31-9 on
Kansas Legislature overrides governor’s veto of legislation that targets trans kids
Senate and House Republicans voted Tuesday to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of legislation that bans gender-affirming care for minors, rejecting pleas from Democrats to turn attention instead to issues that would help Kansas families.
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Lawmakers override Governor Kelly’s veto of ‘Help Not Harm Act’
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A ban on gender-affirming care for minors will become law, with lawmakers in both chambers voting Tuesday to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of the “Help Not Harm Act.” The ...
Kansas governor celebrates Black History Month 'loud and clear' amid pushback
As President Donald Trump has pushed back on diversity initiatives, Gov. Laura Kelly celebrated Black History Month at the ...