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Kansas lawmakers poised to override veto on trans athletes

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By JOHN HANNA
AP Political Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are poised to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college. The state House voted 84-40 on Wednesday to override Kelly’s third veto of a measure on transgender athletes in three years. Supporters had exactly the two-thirds majority they needed. A Senate vote is expected Wednesday afternoon. Supporters expect to have more than a two-thirds majority. The measure would take effect July 1. It’s among several hundred proposals aimed at rolling back LGBTQ rights nationwide. Kansas lawmakers also passed a bill Tuesday banning transgender people from using public restrooms and other facilities associated with their gender identities.

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