Lawmakers promised behind closed doors to hammer out a compromise between supporters and opponents of the bill before it's passed.
LINCOLN, Neb. — A bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors in Nebraska is one final step from passing after lawmakers advanced it Thursday, but not before a promise was made behind closed doors to hammer out a compromise between supporters and opponents of the bill before it’s passed.
The vote was telegraphed by opponents who used their time in the final minutes of debate to apologize to the LGBTQ+ community and castigate lawmakers who supported the bill. “Unless the bill is killed, every bill will be filibustered, and we will talk about LB574 every day on every bill,” Hunt said.Opponents have noted that Nebraska’s bill is nearly identical to an Arkansas law that has beenby federal courts as a judge considers whether to strike that state’s ban as unconstitutional.
Rhetoric around the bill again grew heated at times Thursday, with some conservative lawmakers suggesting that gender-affirming treatments have led to an increase in suicide and suicidal thoughts in transgender teens. “There is not enough research to justify this kind of risk,” Kauth said. “My fear is that 10 years down the road, people will look back and say, ‘Where were the adults to say take it slow?’”carried by Cavanaugh, who followed through on her vow in late February to filibuster every bill before the Legislature — even those she supported — declaring she would “burn the session to the ground over this bill.” When the bill advanced anyway last month, several other lawmakers joined in the filibuster.
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