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. |
China's homemade subsea oil drilling equipment put into use in Zhanjiang8th China (Shanghai) International Technology Fair kicks offHainan eyes bigger role in nation's openingInnovative former livestreamer assembles striking pieces of electronics artLuxury shopping over extended holiday heating upTemperature monitoring implemented to reduce loss of grain in N China's TianjinMainland a hot holiday attraction for HK touristsChina's mobile phone shipment tops 33 mln in JanuaryNation has right ingredients for culinary successTourism industry hits record highs over Spring Festival holiday