GOP lawmakers hit with 'gut punch' as red state's Dem governor ekes out win in transgender bill battle

Kansas Republicans grounded Monday evening to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a measure that would person banned transgender surgical procedures for children. 

Just a fewer hours aft nan Senate voted 27-13 to override nan veto, nan GOP-supermajority successful nan authorities House came up 2 votes awkward to solidify its reversal. Two Republicans dissented successful nan last tally, which was 82-43.

"I'm highly disappointed," authorities Sen. Mike Thompson told Fox News Digital connected Tuesday morning. "We've tried now 3 times to get a measure to protect these kids, truthful that they they are not guided into making a determination that changes their lives permanently."

"The House has been a reliable partner successful this up until now, truthful I don't cognize what was going done nan minds of those 2 representatives who caved successful yesterday, but it was different gut punch for us, unfortunately," he said.

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly precocious vetoed a measure that would person banned transgender surgical procedures for children. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

Kelly, who vetoed nan measure earlier this month, said successful a connection Monday that she was "glad that bipartisan members of nan legislature person stood patient successful saying that divisive bills for illustration House Substitute for Senate Bill 233 person nary spot successful Kansas."

"The legislature’s determination to prolong my veto is simply a triumph for parental rights, Kansas families, and families looking to telephone our authorities home," she said.

The prohibition would person prevented authorities labor from encouraging "social transitioning," specified arsenic nan usage of pronouns aliases prime of dress that matches a person's preferred identity.  

Substitute Bill for Senate Bill 233 sought to outlaw transgender curen for minors and let for causes of action against healthcare providers who provided specified treatment. The measure would besides person restricted nan usage of authorities costs for transgender treatment. 

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Trans younker protesting. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

"We’re connected nan correct broadside of history connected this," Kansas Senate Health Committee Chair Beverly Gossage told her colleagues during Monday's vote. 

Republican authorities Rep. John Eplee said nan "language put successful nan bill" that prevents is an effort to prohibit "state entities, authorities employees, from promoting nan usage of different pronouns and, if you will, nan hunt for gender change."

State Republican Sen. Mark Steffen said nan measure intends to stomp retired "woke" wellness attraction providers who transportation retired specified procedures connected "confused" children.

"No much than we would ever show personification pinch anorexia that they’re fat would we show a boy that they’re a woman aliases woman that they’re a boy," he said. 

Meanwhile, Democrats decried nan Senate's ballot to override. State Sen. Mary Ware, a Democrat, said nan measure "tramples" connected "the authorities of immoderate Kansas citizens to unrecorded peaceably, lawfully and free to make their ain decisions astir their own bodies."

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Kansas Republicans voted to override nan governor's veto. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)

When nan politician vetoed nan bill, she said successful a connection nan "divisive" authorities "targets a mini group of Kansans by placing authorities mandates connected them and dictating to parents really to champion raise and attraction for their children."

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"I do not judge that is a blimpish value, and it’s surely not a Kansas value," she said. 

The measure comes arsenic much than a twelve states successful nan U.S. person enacted akin bans connected surgical procedures and hormonal prescriptions for transgender youth. Idaho, North Dakota, Florida, Oklahoma and Alabama person passed laws making it a felony to execute activity changes connected children.