his veto of legislation that blocked transgender teenagers from receiving gender-affirming treatment.Hutchinson's veto of the Arkansas anti-trans bill last week came as a surprise to many activists and lawmakers.
But the conservative governor described the legislation as "a vast government overreach," noting that he vetoed the bill after discussing the issue directly with medical providers, parents and transgender minors receiving treatment.However, the GOP-controlled state legislature promptly overrode Hutchinson's veto, making Arkansas the first state to ban gender-reaffirming treatment."This bill was overbroad.
It was extreme, and that's the reason I vetoed it and even most importantly it didn't have a grandfather clause. So there are.