TOPEKA – Last week, Governor Laura Kelly vetoed House Substitute for Senate Bill 244 that requires those who use bathrooms in government buildings use the bathroom that match their biological sex at birth.
On February 18, the Legislature overrode the Governor’s veto.
The following statement is from Governor Kelly regarding the overriding of her veto of House Substitute for Senate Bill 244:
“As I said in my veto statement, this is a poorly drafted bill with significant, far-reaching consequences.
“Not only will this bill keep brothers from visiting sisters’ dorms and husbands from wives’ shared hospital rooms, it will cost Kansas taxpayers millions of dollars to comply with this very vague legislation.
“It is nothing short of ridiculous that the Legislature is forcing the entire state, every city and town, every school district, every public university to spend taxpayer money on a manufactured problem. Kansans elected them to focus on education, job creation, housing, and grocery costs.”