"Transgender Kansas residents have begun receiving letters from the state's department of motor vehicles notifying them that their driver's licenses will be invalid beginning Thursday, as a new law goes into effect that demands that forms of identification must now reflect the credential holder's sex at birth."
"The bill, known as SB 244, also bans transgender people from using bathrooms in public buildings that match their gender identity, and creates a sort of bounty hunter system, in which citizens can sue transgender people they encounter in restrooms for $1,000 in damages."
"The state law was rushed through the state legislature using an expedited procedure known as gut and go. This means the text of one bill can be taken out and substituted for entirely new language or provisions, bypassing standard committee vetting and speeding through the voting process, which is legal in Kansas."
Kansas has enacted SB 244, legislation that invalidates driver's licenses for transgender residents whose identification does not reflect their sex at birth. The law also prohibits transgender people from using bathrooms in public buildings matching their gender identity and establishes a civil enforcement mechanism allowing citizens to sue transgender individuals encountered in restrooms for $1,000 in damages. The bill was passed using an expedited legislative procedure called "gut and go," which bypasses standard committee review. Governor Laura Kelly vetoed the legislation, citing poor drafting, but the Republican supermajority overrode her veto. This represents the latest in a series of anti-transgender bills passed by Kansas legislators despite gubernatorial opposition, reflecting broader national restrictions on transgender rights.
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