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Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2171: Creating the abolish abortion Kansas act to make all abortions subject to criminal prosecution for violation of Alexa's law and to remove certain exceptions to the cause of action for the wrongful death of an unborn child when such death is caused by an abortion.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2171 is a bill introduced in the Kansas House on January 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Creating the abolish abortion Kansas act to make all abortions subject to criminal prosecution for violation of Alexa's law and to remove certain exceptions to the cause of action for the wrongful death of an unborn child when such death is caused by an abortion. Primary sponsor: Samantha Poetter Parshall (Republican), Brett Fairchild (Republican), Kevin Schwertfeger (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): Died in Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Samantha Poetter ParshallPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Brett FairchildPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse113
Kevin SchwertfegerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse114

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Died in Committee
  2. Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
  3. Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
  4. Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
  5. Introduced
  6. Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source