{"id":19300,"date":"2026-02-20T09:27:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=19300"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:27:47","slug":"ks-legislators-override-veto-ban-men-in-womens-restrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=19300","title":{"rendered":"KS Legislators Override Veto, Ban Men in Women’s Restrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kansas lawmakers have overridden a veto from Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on a bill that prohibits men who identify as women from accessing restrooms and locker rooms designated for women and girls.\n<\/p>\n

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Senate Bill 244 was vetoed by the governor last week. However, the Kansas Senate\u00a0voted\u00a031-9 to override the veto on Tuesday, while the Kansas House voted 87-37 on Wednesday to do the same.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe governing body, or chief administrative officer if no governing body exists, of each public building shall designate each multiple-occupancy private space in such building for use only by individuals of one sex,\u201d stated\u00a0SB 244.\n<\/p>\n

It adds that authorities \u201cshall take every reasonable step to ensure an individual does not enter a multiple-occupancy private space that is designated for use only by individuals of the opposite sex.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

The bill included several exemptions, such as custodial services, maintenance crews, providing medical aid, law enforcement matters, children younger than 9 being accompanied by a caregiver, and other circumstances.\n<\/p>\n

Organizations like the religious freedom legal nonprofit Alliance Defending Freedom celebrated the veto override as a victory for women\u2019s and girls\u2019 privacy rights.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen and girls shouldn\u2019t be forced to sacrifice their privacy and safety in the name of promoting gender ideology,\u201d said ADF legal counsel Sara Beth Nolan in a\u00a0statement.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cAllowing men to invade women\u2019s most intimate spaces \u2014 including changing rooms and restrooms \u2014 compromises their dignity. SB 244 ensures that the private spaces of women and girls in government buildings are not open to men. It rightly prioritizes privacy and safety over ideology.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Progressive organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas denounced the bill as discriminatory in nature and a violation of privacy for trans-identified individuals.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThis discriminatory bill undermines our state\u2019s strong constitutional protections against government overreach and persecution. It subjects people to unacceptable privacy violations and puts them in harm\u2019s way,\u201d said ACLU of Kansas Executive Director Micah Kubic in a\u00a0statement.\n<\/p>\n

SB 244, introduced and passed in January, was vetoed by Kelly last Friday. In her\u00a0veto statement,\u00a0Kelly claimed that it had \u201cnumerous and significant consequences far beyond the intent to limit the right for trans people to use the appropriate bathroom.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe the Legislature should stay out of the business of telling Kansans how to go to the bathroom and instead stay focused on how to make life more affordable for Kansans,\u201d she added.\n<\/p>\n

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This article was originally published at The Christian Post. Photo Credit: benkrut\/Getty Images via Canva Teams.<\/em>
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