Lawmakers on Tuesday overrode the governor’s veto of a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors.

Published: July 19, 2023

By: By Allison Allsop, LSU Manship School News Service

BATON ROUGE–Lawmakers on Tuesday overrode the governor’s veto of a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors. 

That was the only veto override that made it through both the House and Senate, and lawmakers called an end to the special session late in the day.

Gov. John Bel Edwards had vetoed the gender-affirming care bill, authored by Republican Rep. Gabe Firment of Pollock. Now that more than two-thirds of the members in both chambers voted to override that veto, the bill will make it impossible for youth to receive any type of care for gender dysphoria including hormone treatment, gender reassignment surgery and puberty blocking drugs. 

The new law takes effect on Jan.1, 2024. 

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