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Legal recognition · Legal sex definitions
Kansas
Restriction reported
Women's Bill of Rights defines sex (and since 2026 gender) as biological sex at birth across state law
- Laws cited
- K.S.A. 77-207 (L. 2023, ch. 84, § 1, SB 180, Women's Bill of Rights), amended by 2026 House Substitute for SB 244, § 6
- In effect since
- Instrument
- Statute
- Litigation
- Doe v. State of Kansas (Douglas County Dist. Ct., filed Feb. 2026) challenges SB 244, which invalidates driver's licenses and restricts restroom use. The TRO was denied Mar. 10, 2026, and a preliminary-injunction hearing is set for Sept. 29, 2026 (ACLU of Kansas case page). No order blocks K.S.A. 77-207.
- Researched
- (Date of the primary-source research; not a legal effective date)
From the source text
An individual's "sex" or "gender" means such individual's biological sex, either male or female, at birth
Sources
Policy sources
- K.S.A. 77-207 (Revisor of Statutes)(opens another site)
- House Substitute for SB 244 (2026), enrolled(opens another site)
- SB 180 (2023), LegiScan locator(opens another site)
Court sources
Researched from primary sources
Trans Data Initiative research. Researched from primary sources (enacted text, the code on official sites, executive orders, court orders), starting from the Trans Data Initiative legislation tracker's bills. Each determination was checked independently by a second researcher; disputes were settled by a third review. No other tracker's descriptions were used.
A record is what a source reported on the date it was captured, not a legal effective date. An unobserved record is not a finding that no restrictions exist.
Dated records for Kansas in this area
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Women's Bill of Rights defines sex (and since 2026 gender) as biological sex at birth across state law
K.S.A. 77-207 (L. 2023, ch. 84, § 1, SB 180, Women's Bill of Rights), amended by 2026 House Substitute for SB 244, § 6