One of the most contentious and controversial issues in this year’s Legislature, part of a two-week-long headline grabbing filibuster, takes center stage in Lincoln this week.

Starting tomorrow lawmakers will begin debate on a bill that targets transgender individuals.

The “Let Them Grow Act” headed up by State Sen. Kathleen Kauth (Omaha, R) would prohibit gender altering procedures, including surgeries, for anyone under the age of 19. It would also allow civil legal action against doctors involved in those procedures.

State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, who opposes the bill, grabbed national media attention as she all but dragged the Legislature to a halt with one rule maneuver after another.

Cavanaugh has called the legislation genocide, which found another lawmaker, State Sen. Julie Slama, calling for Cavanaugh’s censure.

Cavanaugh has ended her delaying tactics and agreed to debate the bill this week, confident it will not pass.

Twenty-three lawmakers have signed on to the measure, it takes 33 votes to move the bill forward.

That vote will likely come on Thursday.