(AZ) Red state governor vetoes three anti-trans bills...

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Red state governor vetoes three anti-trans bills & tells GOP lawmakers to "focus on real issues"

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/red-state-governor-vetoes-three-anti-trans-bills-tells-gop-lawmakers-to-focus-on-real-issues/ar-AA1EfHHo?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=d7f0a9fbc25f4948ad8035d716616106&ei=97

Story by Daniel Villarreal (6 May 2025)

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed three anti-transgender bills passed by her state's Republican legislators. Though the bills passed largely along party lines, Republicans are unlikely to override Hobbs' veto since their numbers in the state House and Senate fall short of the required two-thirds majority votes needed to do so. Arizona is largely considered a red state despite voting for a Democratic president by slim majorities in two of the last 10 national elections.

Of the three bills, H.B. 2438 would have prevented any gender marker changes on people's birth certificates (even if they underwent gender-affirming surgeries), S.B. 1694 would have denied funding to any college or university teaching about "gender identity," and H.B. 2062 would have ended all legal recognition of trans people in the state. The bills mirror executive orders signed this year by the Republican president.

When vetoing the gender marker bill, Hobbs said, "This bill will not lower costs, will not increase opportunity, and will not enhance security or freedom for Arizona. I encourage the Legislature to focus on real issues that matter and impact people's everyday lives."