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KS SB244 (2026)

House Substitute for SB 244 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring the designation of multiple-occupancy private spaces in public buildings for use by only one sex and imposing criminal and civil penalties for violations, defining the term "gender" to mean biological sex at birth for purposes of statutory construction, directing the division of vehicles to invalidate and reissue driver's licenses when necessary to correct the gender identification on such licenses and directing the office of vital statistics to invalidate and reissue birth certificates when necessary to correct the sex identification on such certificates.

Anti-LGBTQ+

Summary

House Substitute for SB 244 by Committee on Judiciary - Requiring the designation of multiple-occupancy private spaces in public buildings for use by only one sex and imposing cri…

Jurisdiction
Kansas
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Stage reported
Passed / adopted
First recorded action
Latest action
: House Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 87 Nay: 37
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Bill types

As labelled in the project's tracker.

End Legal RecognitionGender Marker Change BanGender Marker RevertTrans Bathroom Ban: Public Properties

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Recorded actions

KS SB244: recorded actions
DateChamberAction
SenateSenate Introduced
SenateSenate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SenateSenate Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 10:30 AM Room 346-S
SenateSenate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Warren
SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Warren was adopted
SenateSenate Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
SenateSenate Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 37 Nay: 3
HouseHouse Received and Introduced
HouseHouse Referred to Committee on Judiciary
HouseHouse Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 3:30 PM Room 582-N
HouseHouse Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by Committee on Judiciary
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to rerefer to committee failed
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Lewis
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Lewis was adopted
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Martinez
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Martinez was rejected Yea: 34 Nay: 83
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Vaughn
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Vaughn was rejected Yea: 36 Nay: 85
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative McDonald
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative McDonald was rejected Yea: 36 Nay: 86
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Schlingensiepen
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Schlingensiepen was rejected Yea: 36 Nay: 81
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Lewis
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Lewis was adopted
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ruiz, S.
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ruiz, S. was rejected Yea: 42 Nay: 76
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ruiz, S.
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ruiz, S. was rejected
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ruiz, S.
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ruiz, S. was rejected
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Wikle
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Wikle was withdrawn
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Mosley
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Mosley was rejected Yea: 38 Nay: 77
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Sawyer Clayton
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Sawyer Clayton was rejected Yea: 34 Nay: 82
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Simmons
HouseHouse Representative Humphries raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative McDonald
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative McDonald was rejected
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Woodard
HouseHouse Representative Humphries raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane.
HouseHouse Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
HouseHouse Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea: 87 Nay: 36
SenateSenate Concurred with amendments; Yea: 30 Nay: 9
SenateSenate Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, February 3, 2026
SenateSenate Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Friday, February 13, 2026
SenateSenate Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9
HouseHouse Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 87 Nay: 37

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