Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to override the Governor's veto and pass a bill that prohibits gender-affirming care for minors in Kansas.

Highlights:

• Prohibits gender-affirming care for minors in Kansas and establishes a civil cause of action for lawsuits against health professionals involved in gender-affirming chemical or surgical interventions with minors (Sec. 1-8).

• Specifies the statute of limitations for such lawsuits at 10 years from the patient’s 18th birthday and prohibits professional liability insurance from covering damages related to these suits (Sec. 1-8).

• Repeals the use of state tax dollars to promote gender transitioning (Sec. 1-8).

• Authorizes professional disciplinary sanctions against health professionals responsible for delivering prohibited gender-affirming care (Sec. 1-8).

• Specifies that if a physician prescribed drugs to a minor that were subsequently forbidden by law, the treatment would have to be gradually diminished and discontinued by December 31, 2025 (Sec. 1-8).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 9).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to override the Governor's veto and pass a bill that prohibits gender-affirming care for minors in Kansas.

Highlights:

• Prohibits gender-affirming care for minors in Kansas and establishes a civil cause of action for lawsuits against health professionals involved in gender-affirming chemical or surgical interventions with minors (Sec. 1-8).

• Specifies the statute of limitations for such lawsuits at 10 years from the patient’s 18th birthday and prohibits professional liability insurance from covering damages related to these suits (Sec. 1-8).

• Repeals the use of state tax dollars to promote gender transitioning (Sec. 1-8).

• Authorizes professional disciplinary sanctions against health professionals responsible for delivering prohibited gender-affirming care (Sec. 1-8).

• Specifies that if a physician prescribed drugs to a minor that were subsequently forbidden by law, the treatment would have to be gradually diminished and discontinued by December 31, 2025 (Sec. 1-8).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 9).

Full Bill Text

Vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits gender-affirming care for minors in Kansas.

Highlights:

• Prohibits gender-affirming care for minors in Kansas and establishes a civil cause of action for lawsuits against health professionals involved in gender-affirming chemical or surgical interventions with minors (Sec. 1-8).

• Specifies the statute of limitations for such lawsuits at 10 years from the patient’s 18th birthday and prohibits professional liability insurance from covering damages related to these suits (Sec. 1-8).

• Repeals the use of state tax dollars to promote gender transitioning (Sec. 1-8).

• Authorizes professional disciplinary sanctions against health professionals responsible for delivering prohibited gender-affirming care (Sec. 1-8).

• Specifies that if a physician prescribed drugs to a minor that were subsequently forbidden by law, the treatment would have to be gradually diminished and discontinued by December 31, 2025 (Sec. 1-8).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 9).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits gender-affirming care for minors in Kansas.

Highlights:

• Prohibits gender-affirming care for minors in Kansas and establishes a civil cause of action for lawsuits against health professionals involved in gender-affirming chemical or surgical interventions with minors (Sec. 1-8).

• Specifies the statute of limitations for such lawsuits at 10 years from the patient’s 18th birthday and prohibits professional liability insurance from covering damages related to these suits (Sec. 1-8).

• Repeals the use of state tax dollars to promote gender transitioning (Sec. 1-8).

• Authorizes professional disciplinary sanctions against health professionals responsible for delivering prohibited gender-affirming care (Sec. 1-8).

• Specifies that if a physician prescribed drugs to a minor that were subsequently forbidden by law, the treatment would have to be gradually diminished and discontinued by December 31, 2025 (Sec. 1-8).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 9).

Full Bill Text