Kansas Legislature passes bathroom ban without hearing

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

Kansas Legislature passes bathroom ban without hearing

https://kansasreflector.com/2026/01/28/this-bill-spits-on-basic-human-decency-kansas-legislature-passes-bathroom-ban-without-hearing/ 🔗

Morgan Chilson (28 Jan 2026)

TOPEKA — The GOP-led Kansas House and Senate on Wednesday approved a "bathroom bill" targeting transgender people after House Democrats delayed passage by six hours, proposing multiple amendments to set the stage for a possible legal challenge.

House Majority Leader Chris Croft, an Overland Park Republican, called for emergency action to take the vote immediately after debating the bill instead of waiting a day as rules require. House Substitute for Senate Bill 244 passed on an 87-36 vote along party lines, with one Republican opposed.

The Senate concurred with the bill Wednesday evening, voting 30 to 9, also along party lines. The bill will go to Gov. Laura Kelly, who is expected to veto the legislation. It passed both chambers with the two-thirds majority needed to override a veto.

The legislation would require people to use the bathroom in government buildings that matches their biological sex at birth, rather than their gender, and requires governments to enforce the rule. Both the governmental body and individuals could face steep fines for violating the law.

The bill also requires that the sex listed on a driver's license and birth certificate match the person's biological sex at birth.

[BlueJaye]

I'm so tired of Christianists and their suicidal war for a theocratic state. All of this mixing state with church will turn against them once the state declares that their particular segment of religion is not the officially endorsed state religion. It happens every time state and church merge.