"It would have required trans people to restrooms and other single-sex facilities in government buildings according to their sex assigned at birth, not their gender identity. It further would have required the state to reissue any driver's licenses or birth certificates that reflected a trans person's gender identity, replacing that gender marker with one for the sex assigned at birth. It further would have banned multi-occupancy gender-neutral restrooms in government buildings."
"It would have imposed a fine on individuals of $1,000 for a second violation of the law and would allow those "aggrieved" by the presence of a trans person to sue for damages of $1,000 or the amount of actual damages. The government entity would be fined $25,000 for the first violation and $125,000 for any subsequent violation. The lawsuit provision is not limited to government buildings."
Governor Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 244, which would have required transgender people to use restrooms and single-sex facilities in government buildings according to sex assigned at birth instead of gender identity. The bill would have required the state to reissue driver’s licenses and birth certificates to reflect sex assigned at birth and would have banned multi-occupancy gender-neutral restrooms in government buildings. It included fines and private lawsuit provisions with specified monetary penalties for individuals and government entities. Kelly described the measure as poorly drafted and warned of unintended consequences for family visitation and daily life, urging focus on affordability issues.
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