Ban on Gender Transition Procedures for Minors Passes Arkansas Senate

Bill heads to governor's desk

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson at the state Capitol in Little Rock, Arkansas, on July 20, 2020. Staci Vandagriff/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP

The Arkansas Senate on Monday approved a bill that would ban gender transition procedures on minors, sending it to the governor’s desk.

The Republican-controlled state Senate voted 28-7 in favor of the measure.