South Dakota may try override of transgender bill veto

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House of Representatives may try to override Gov. Dennis Daugaard's veto of a bill that would have required students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex at birth.

Discussion of a veto override attempt is the first item on the House's floor session agenda for Thursday afternoon. Overriding a veto requires a two-thirds margin in both chambers.

The bill passed the House by a 58-10 margin, and an override would need just 47 votes to proceed to the Senate. The legislation narrowly passed the Senate on a 20-15 vote that would not meet the override threshold.

In his veto message, Daugaard said the bill "does not address any pressing issue" and that such decisions were best left to local school officials.

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