Missouri Senate leaves town early as GOP disagrees on transgender-care bill
The Missouri Senate’s spring break came a day early this year after Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin adjourned the chamber following two days of a Democrat-led filibuster of a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors.
As some departed for a now-extended break, strategizing continued in senators’ offices into the evening over the bill.
Sponsored by Sen. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, legislation dubbed “Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act” seeks to ban certain procedures, such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy, for transgender Missourians under the age of 18.
Similar bills have been filed by other senators and members of Missouri’s House.
Kansas City Democrat Sen. Greg Razer, the Senate’s only openly gay member, told The Independent negotiations took place throughout the two-day filibuster, but a deal has not been reached that would convince Democrats to let the bill come up for a vote.
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/missouri-senate-leaves-town-early-gop-disagrees-transgender-care-bill
