The Republican-led Utah legislature overrode Gov. Spencer Cox’s (R) veto of a bill that would prohibit transgender girls from playing on sports teams that …
The Republican-led Utah legislature overrode Gov. Spencer Cox’s (R) veto of a bill that would prohibit transgender girls from playing on sports teams that correspond with their gender identity. The House voted 56-18 to override the veto and the Senate voted 21-8, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. All Democrats in both chambers voted against overturning the veto, while two Republicans in each chamber joined them. The bill’s sponsors on Friday were able to flip 12 Republican votes to overturn the governor’s veto, according to NPR. After weeks of signaling that he would veto the bill, Cox did so on Tuesday, stating that there are only four transgender kids in high school participating in sports in Utah.
