Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed what LGBTQ+ advocates are calling an anti-transgender “bathroom bounty” bill. Kelly, a Democrat in a heavily Republican state, Friday vetoed Senate Bill 244, passed ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is pictured in this file photo. TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a controversial bathroom bill that forces transgender people to use facilities that match their biological sex ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed anti-transgender legislation pushed by the state's anti-LGBTQ+ attorney general, Kris Kobach, right According to the Kansas Reflector, “The bill requires government ...

GOING TO KMBC.COM OR BY SCANNING THE QR CODE ON YOUR SCREEN. CONTROVERSY. IN KANSAS. LEGISLATORS HAVE PASSED A PLAN THAT FORCES TRANSGENDER PEOPLE TO USE BATHROOMS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS BASED ON THEIR ...

The bill has strict provisions about who is allowed in to visit shared dorm and nursing home rooms, she said in vetoing the measure.

Governor Laura Kelly vetoed SB 244, saying it would police bathrooms and family visits. Republican supermajorities passed the bill; lawmakers could seek an override next week. SB 244 would bar ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has vetoed the Kansas legislature’s ‘bathroom bill.’ The bill seeks to limit restrooms and locker rooms in public buildings to biological genders. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a "bathroom bill" on Feb. 13, 2026, calling the bill "poorly drafted." (Photo by Thad Allton for Kansas ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes anti-trans 'bathroom bounty' bill The bill would have designated restrooms in public buildings according to sex assigned at birth, allowing for fines and lawsuits agains ...