JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led Legislature will not take final votes on two bills that attempted to restrict legal recognition of transgender people.
The bills died quietly when House and Senate leaders failed to agree on compromise versions before a Monday night deadline. Lawmakers were working on several other complex issues at the time.
One bill would have restricted transgender people’s use of bathrooms and locker rooms in public buildings, including university dormitories. The other would have specified that sex is defined at birth, and that “there are only two sexes, and every individual is either male or female.”
The House and Senate previously passed different versions of both bills. The Republican-controlled chambers would need to agree on a single version of each bill before it could go to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves.
Scheffler back to work at Colonial and Stricker returns to Senior PGA in Michigan
Top 10 global innovative hubs in 2022
King Charles diagnosed with cancer, halts duties
Scholars of South Sudan, China pledge collaboration for mutual development
Pogacar extends Giro lead to over 7 minutes after winning altered Stage 16 amid protests at start
Lawmakers vigilant of use of AI in fraud
Xi's visit before Spring Festival touches hearts
EU seals a deal on using profits from frozen Russian assets to help arm Ukraine
China, Switzerland aim for updated FTA