(The Lion) — Kansas’ Democrat governor has once again vetoed a bill that would ban so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors, but an override is possible.

Gov. Laura Kelly cited parental rights as her reason for vetoing Senate Bill 63, the second such bill in two years she’s vetoed. Kelly vetoed a similar bill last session which lawmakers were unable to override.

“As I’ve said before, it is not the job of politicians to stand between a parent and a child who needs medical care of any kind,” Kelly said in her veto message, according to ABC News. “This legislation will also drive families, businesses, and health care workers out of our state, stifling our economy and exacerbating our workforce shortage issue.”

The Democrat, who took office in 2019, added that her legislative priority is addressing rising costs for residents.

If approved, the legislation would curtail access to puberty blockers for minors, hormone replacement therapy, elective top surgery and sex-change surgeries.

Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson, R-Andover, said the governor kowtowed to extremists by vetoing the bill.

“The governor’s devotion to extreme left-wing ideology knows no bounds, vetoing a bipartisan bill that prevents the mutilation of minors,” he told ABC News. “The Senate stands firmly on the side of protecting Kansas children and will swiftly override her veto before the ink from her pen is dry.”

Brittany Jones, policy and engagement director for Kansas Family Voice, also called on the Legislature to override Kelly’s veto.

“Kansas children deserve better than harmful experimentation and life-altering procedures,” she said, according to the Kansas Reflector. “This bill merely regulates a medical procedure, which is well within the Legislature’s jurisdiction.”

The state Senate will have no problem getting the two-thirds majority necessary to override the veto, as the bill passed 32-8 in that chamber.

Last session, the veto override failed in the Kansas House, 82-43.

However, this year, the bill passed 83-35 after Republicans gained three House seats in the 2024 election; it now has an 88-37 supermajority in the House, up from 85-40 last session.

The House might have the 84 votes needed to override Kelly’s veto if every House member votes.

Currently, 24 states ban so-called gender-affirming care for minors, while another two only ban transgender surgeries for minors.