The Kansas House of Representatives on April 28 voted to sustain Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto on a bill that would have barred biological male athletes from competing in female school sports teams.
The House voted 81–41 in favor of an override, falling just three votes short of overriding the veto via a two-thirds majority.
Known as The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, the bill was introduced by Republicans in February 2021 and would have made sure that “interscholastic, intercollegiate, intramural, or club athletic teams or sports that are sponsored by public educational institutions” barred transgender individuals from competing on school sports teams that are designated for females.
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