Banning puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries has been a Republican priority for years, but they got enough support to overturn a veto.

The decision by the GOP-controlled legislature follows similar moves by about two dozen states. Kansas’s Democratic governor had vetoed the bill last year.

Kansas became the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors Tuesday after the Republican-controlled Legislature overrode the Democratic governor's veto of the measure. Kansas is the 27th state to ban or restrict such care.