GOP lawmakers are trying to sneak an anti-trans bathroom bill through without any hearings - LGBTQ Nation

"In its original form, H.B. 2426 would have required Kansas driver's licenses and birth certificates to indicate a person's sex assigned at birth, regardless of their gender identity. That version of the bill was opposed by more than 200 people who showed up to a House Judiciary Committee meeting earlier this month, even though the bill only appeared on the committee's agenda 24 hours before."

"Lewis's amendment requires government buildings in the state to segregate spaces like bathrooms and locker rooms by sex and requires people to use only those facilities that align with their sex assigned at birth. It includes exceptions for unisex single occupancy restrooms and family changing rooms, and for situations in which medical attention is needed, for law enforcement, and for coaching - presumably allowing male coaches to enter women's and girls' locker rooms."

Republican lawmakers in Kansas added an amendment to H.B. 2426 requiring government buildings to segregate bathrooms and locker rooms by sex and to restrict use to the sex assigned at birth. The original bill would have required driver's licenses and birth certificates to indicate sex assigned at birth. More than 200 people opposed the original bill at a committee meeting. The committee moved forward with the amendment without prior public notice before the hearing. The amendment allows exceptions for unisex single-occupancy and family facilities, medical needs, law enforcement, and coaching, and establishes escalating penalties and private legal actions.

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