Bill Commons

KS SB 63

vetoed

Enacting the help not harm act, restricting use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibiting healthcare providers from providing gender transition care to children whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex, authorizing a civil cause of action against healthcare providers for providing such treatments, requiring professional discipline against a healthcare provider who performs such treatment, prohibiting professional liability insurance from covering damages for healthcare providers that provide gender transition treatment to children and adding violation of the act to the definition of unprofessional conduct for physicians.

Kansas · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did KS SB 63 pass?

No. KS SB 63 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2025-02-18): Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 9

What is KS SB 63 about?

KS SB 63 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Enacting the help not harm act, restricting use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibiting healthcare providers from providing gender transition care to children whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex, authorizing a civil cause of action against healthcare providers for providing such treatments, requiring professional discipline against a healthcare provider who performs such treatment, prohibiting professional liability insurance from covering damages for healthcare providers that provide gender transition treatment to children and adding violation of the act to the definition of unprofessional conduct for physicians.”.

Who sponsors KS SB 63?

Committee on Public Health and Welfare is the primary sponsor of KS SB 63.

Introduced
2025-01-22
Latest action
2025-02-18 — Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 9
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Committee on Public Health and Welfareprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2025-02-18

    Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 9

  2. 2025-02-18

    Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 85, Nay 34, Absent 6

  3. 2025-02-13

    Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Tuesday, February 11, 2025

    executive-veto

  4. 2025-02-05

    Enrolled and presented to Governor on Wednesday, February 5, 2025

  5. 2025-01-31

    Final Action - Passed; Yea 83, Nay 35, Absent 7

    passage

  6. 2025-01-30

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Ford Carr

  7. 2025-01-30

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Ford Carr was rejected; Yea 31, Nay 85, Absent 9

  8. 2025-01-30

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Heather Meyer

  9. 2025-01-30

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Heather Meyer was rejected; Yea 31, Nay 84, Absent 10

  10. 2025-01-30

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Heather Meyer

  11. 2025-01-30

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Heather Meyer was rejected; Yea 31, Nay 85, Absent 9

  12. 2025-01-30

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Jo Ella Hoye

  13. 2025-01-30

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Jo Ella Hoye was rejected; Yea 29, Nay 83, Absent 13

  14. 2025-01-30

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

  15. 2025-01-30

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Nikki McDonald was rejected; Yea 29, Nay 84, Absent 12

  16. 2025-01-30

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Melissa Oropeza

  17. 2025-01-30

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Melissa Oropeza was rejected; Yea 27, Nay 80, Absent 18

  18. 2025-01-30

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

  19. 2025-01-30

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Susan Ruiz was rejected; Yea 30, Nay 86, Absent 9

  20. 2025-01-30

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

  21. 2025-01-30

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

  22. 2025-01-30

    Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    passage

  23. 2025-01-29

    Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-01-29

    Motion to advance to EFA, subject to amendment, debate and roll call.

  25. 2025-01-29

    Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    passage

  26. 2025-01-29

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. David Haley

  27. 2025-01-29

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. David Haley was rejected

  28. 2025-01-29

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. David Haley

  29. 2025-01-29

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. David Haley was rejected

  30. 2025-01-29

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Cindy Holscher

  31. 2025-01-29

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Cindy Holscher was rejected

  32. 2025-01-29

    Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Dinah Sykes

  33. 2025-01-29

    Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Dinah Sykes was rejected

  34. 2025-01-29

    Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 32, Nay 8

    passage

  35. 2025-01-29

    Received and Introduced

    introduction

  36. 2025-01-29

    Referred to Committee of the Whole

    referral-committee

  37. 2025-01-23

    Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare

    referral-committee

  38. 2025-01-22

    Introduced

    introduction

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https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/SB63/

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