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Kansas · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 244: 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.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 244 is a bill introduced in the Kansas Senate on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Committee on Judiciary. Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 87, Nay 37, Absent 1.

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Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Committee on JudiciaryPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 87, Nay 37, Absent 1
  2. Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 9
  3. Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Friday, February 13, 2026
  4. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, February 3, 2026
  5. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
  6. Committee of the Whole - Motion to rerefer to committee failed
  7. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Bob Lewis
  8. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Bob Lewis was adopted
  9. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Angela Martinez
  10. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Angela Martinez was rejected; Yea 34, Nay 83, Absent 8
  11. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Lindsay Vaughn
  12. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Lindsay Vaughn was rejected; Yea 36, Nay 85, Absent 4

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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