Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoes a bill banning transgender students from participating in girls sports. He follows Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb who did the same. Eyewitness News with reaction to the laws sparking a national conversation. Tonight at 11 from ABC7
Leaders in the GOP-dominated Legislature, however, quickly called a veto override session and indicated they had enough support to keep the ban in place.
Shortly after announcing his veto, the governor also called for a special session to provide taxpayer funding for lawsuits filed against school districts and youth sports organizations, an apparent acknowledgement that his veto would not stand. Banning transgender kids from competition, their advocates argue, would have little impact on sports but would send a wider, deeply painful message to already vulnerable kids that they don't belong in an important piece of American school culture.
In Utah, the ban was introduced less than four hours before lawmakers were set to adjourn for the session, upending a year of negotiations over alternative requirements framed as a compromise. Those requirements would have allowed transgender kids to play after getting approval from a government-appointed commission. Cox was on board, but the measure struggled to win support from either social conservatives or the LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Utah.
The late change destroyed what faith she had in the legislative process."I was appalled ... This is probably where they wanted to be all along and just played the game." Regardless, lawmakers think the legislation is worth the possible costs, he added."One of the things we care a lot about is competitive and safe women's sports. And if there is a cost to the state of Utah to preserve and protect that, that clearly is policy that lawmakers are comfortable with."
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