Fri Mar 25, 2022 – 6:35 pm EDTFri Mar 25, 2022 – 7:40 pm EDT
SALT LAKE CITY (LifeSiteNews) – Utah lawmakers voted Friday to override Republican Gov. Spencer’s Cox veto of a bill that bans biological males from girls’ school athletics, making the state the 12th in the country to enact such legislation.
The Utah state House approved an override of the governor’s veto in a 56–18 vote on Friday afternoon with the backing of all but two Republicans.
BREAKING: The Utah legislature has OVERRIDEN the veto of Gov. Spencer Cox on legislation to ban biological men from playing girl’s sports.
Utah has become the 12th state to protect the integrity of athletic competition for our daughters.
— American Principles 🇺🇸 (@approject) March 25, 2022
The state Senate followed minutes later with a 21-8 vote. Two Republicans again joined Democrats in opposition. No Democrats in either chamber supported the override.
Utah’s sports bill, known as HB 11, requires public and some private K-12 schools to classify sports based on biological sex. Males “may not compete” on teams for girls, according to the bill, which takes effect July 1.
Utah Republican lawmakers, at the urging of Gov.
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