Kansas Legislature Passes Bill Protecting Women’s Athletics; Veto Likely
April 5, 2022 | Kansas
The Republican-led Kansas Legislature passed a bill over the weekend keeping males who identify as female out of women’s and girls’ athletic competitions.
Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, is almost certain to veto the bill, and the Legislature likely does not have the two-thirds majority needed to override the veto.
Breitbart reports that the Kansas House voted Friday in favor of the bill, known as the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, 74-39, 10 votes shy of a two-thirds majority. The Senate passed the bill Saturday 25-13, with Republicans being two votes short of the number needed to override a potential veto…(Excerpt from Newsmax)