(LEX 18) — Governor Andy Beshear vetoed a house bill that would overturn his executive order banning conversion therapy.
Governor Beshear announced his veto of HB 495 on 'X' Saturday night following the Fairness Dinner in Louisville.
The bill includes a measure that would overturn the governor's previous executive order to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ youth in the state.
"Conversion therapy is torture, and that's why I signed an executive order banning it in Kentucky," Beshear said in his post.
He goes on to say, "I'm going to keep fighting for what's right - and that's loving thy neighbor."
Conversion therapy is torture, and that’s why I signed an executive order banning it in Kentucky. Legislators seek to overturn those protections with HB 495, which I vetoed at the Fairness Dinner.
— Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear) March 23, 2025
I’m going to keep fighting for what’s right — and that’s loving thy neighbor. pic.twitter.com/UYDK0f1690
Supporters of HB 495 argued that Beshear overstepped his authority with the ban.
“[It] both infringes on parental authority and potentially infringes on our First Amendment rights,” Rep. David Hale previously said during a discussion on the bill.
