Bill Commons

KS SB 244

vetoed

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.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did KS SB 244 pass?

No. KS SB 244 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 87, Nay 37, Absent 1

What is KS SB 244 about?

KS SB 244 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “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.”.

Who sponsors KS SB 244?

Committee on Judiciary is the primary sponsor of KS SB 244.

Introduced
2025-02-06
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 87, Nay 37, Absent 1
Bill type
bill
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Committee on Judiciaryprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-02-18

    Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 87, Nay 37, Absent 1

  2. 2026-02-17

    Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 9

  3. 2026-02-16

    Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Friday, February 13, 2026

    executive-veto

  4. 2026-02-03

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, February 3, 2026

  5. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed

    passage

  6. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to rerefer to committee failed

  7. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Bob Lewis

  8. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Bob Lewis was adopted

    passage

  9. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Angela Martinez

  10. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Angela Martinez was rejected; Yea 34, Nay 83, Absent 8

  11. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Lindsay Vaughn

  12. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Lindsay Vaughn was rejected; Yea 36, Nay 85, Absent 4

  13. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Nikki McDonald

  14. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Nikki McDonald was rejected; Yea 36, Nay 86, Absent 3

  15. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Tobias Schlingensiepen

  16. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Tobias Schlingensiepen was rejected; Yea 36, Nay 81, Absent 8

  17. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Bob Lewis

  18. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Bob Lewis was adopted

    passage

  19. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Susan Ruiz

  20. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Susan Ruiz was rejected; Yea 42, Nay 76, Absent 7

  21. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Susan Ruiz

  22. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Susan Ruiz was rejected

  23. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Susan Ruiz

  24. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Susan Ruiz was rejected

  25. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Suzanne Wikle

  26. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Suzanne Wikle was withdrawn

  27. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Brooklynne Mosley

  28. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Brooklynne Mosley was rejected; Yea 38, Nay 77, Absent 10

  29. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton

  30. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Stephanie Sawyer Clayton was rejected; Yea 34, Nay 82, Absent 9

  31. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Alexis Simmons

  32. 2026-01-28

    Rep. Susan Humphries raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane

  33. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Nikki McDonald

  34. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Nikki McDonald was rejected

  35. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Brandon Woodard

  36. 2026-01-28

    Rep. Susan Humphries raised a question of germaneness. The amendment was ruled not germane

  37. 2026-01-28

    Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended

    passage

  38. 2026-01-28

    Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted

  39. 2026-01-28

    Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended; Yea 87, Nay 36, Absent 2

    passage

  40. 2026-01-28

    Concurred with amendments; Yea 30, Nay 9, Absent 1

  41. 2026-01-27

    Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2025-02-25

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  43. 2025-02-25

    Referred to House Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  44. 2025-02-19

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren

  45. 2025-02-19

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted

    passage

  46. 2025-02-19

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended

    passage

  47. 2025-02-19

    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 3

    passage

  48. 2025-02-17

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  49. 2025-02-07

    Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  50. 2025-02-06

    Introduced

    introduction

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https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB244/

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