Local lawmakers to all vote ‘yes’ to prevent gender transition surgery for minors

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 ~ Updated 7:04 AM

Four area House Republicans are on record supporting Senate Bill 49 — the Missouri Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act, which passed Thursday, March 23, by a strict party line vote, 24-8, in the upper chamber of the General Assembly.

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