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LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska legislature will hold hearings this week on bills to establish sex-based protections in public facilities, fully ban gender transition treatments for Nebraskans under 19, and extend the statute of limitations for malpractice claims related to such treatments.
Senator Kathleen Kauth (Omaha, District 31) is sponsoring all three bills, which will be heard in the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday and Thursday. Jamie Reed and other LGB Courage Coalition members will be testifying, as will attorneys Kara Dansky and Erin Friday, and evolutionary biologist Colin Wright.
These bills would strengthen and codify earlier legislative efforts that had similar goals but which left significant loopholes. Amid a changing political climate and a growing body of evidence that patients are harmed by gender interventions, the time is right to complete what was left undone.
Since Nebraska passed its law that compromised on puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones, the policy landscape across the Midwest has shifted significantly. South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri have enacted explicit statutory bans on puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for minors. Missouri’s Supreme Court recently upheld its law, while the Kansas legislature overrode the governor’s veto to enact its ban
Nebraska’s regulatory environment is now out of alignment with its neighboring states, most of which have enacted clear statutory limits on gender medicine.
Source: Nebraska Lawmakers Move to Finish the Work as New Bills Advance