# Kansas HB 2727: Providing for the plaintiff to elect to limit recovery in claims brought for violations of the woman's-right-to-know act and making the laws providing for medical malpractice screening inapplicable when such election is made. Kansas HB 2727, Providing for the plaintiff to elect to limit recovery in claims brought for violations of the woman's-right-to-know act and making the laws providing for medical malpractice screening inapplicable when such election is made., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Committee on Federal and State Affairs; status became law, last action 2026-04-09 (Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 6, 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2727-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Kansas HB 2727 - State: Kansas - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session - Title: Providing for the plaintiff to elect to limit recovery in claims brought for violations of the woman's-right-to-know act and making the laws providing for medical malpractice screening inapplicable when such election is made. - Status: became law - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-05 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 6, 2026 - Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: senate committee on federal and state affairs, house committee on federal and state affairs - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 10 (546 yes, 348 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New recovery choice for abortion consent lawsuits: mixed, low. Kansas plaintiffs claiming abortion informed-consent violations under K.S.A. 65-6709 or 65-6716 can choose a limited recovery. This option limits recovery to $5,000 in statutory damages, plus related abortion payments to the defendant and reasonable attorney fees. Covered payments include those mad… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Committee on Federal and State Affairs ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 87 Nay: 37 | pass | 87 | 37 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 37 Nay: 84 | fail | 37 | 84 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 31 Nay: 8 | pass | 31 | 8 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 87 Nay: 36 | pass | 87 | 36 | | | 2026-04-23 | House | Yea: 31 Nay: 9 | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2026-04-09 | Senate | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 31 | 8 | | | 2026-04-09 | House | Motion to override veto prevailed | pass | 87 | 36 | | | 2026-03-19 | Senate | Final Action - Passed | pass | 31 | 9 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Final Action - Passed | pass | 87 | 37 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Dan Osman was rejected | fail | 37 | 84 | | ## Actions (18) - 2026-04-09: Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 6, 2026 (House) - 2026-04-09: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 87, Nay 36, Absent 2 (House) - 2026-04-09: Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 8, Absent 1 (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-19: Final Action - Passed; Yea 31, Nay 9 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S (Senate) - 2026-02-19: Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Final Action - Passed; Yea 87, Nay 37, Absent 1 (House) - 2026-02-18: Received and Introduced (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Dan Osman (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Dan Osman was rejected; Yea 37, Nay 84, Absent 4 (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee of the Whole - Be passed (House) - 2026-02-16: Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House) - 2026-02-12: Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 9:00 AM — Room 346-S (House) - 2026-02-05: Introduced (House) - 2026-02-05: Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2727/hb2727_00_0000.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2727/hb2727_enrolled.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. (signed) - SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax cred… (signed) - SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholic liquor depending on whether the taxpayer is a qualifying Kansas investor or a… (signed) - HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes. (signed) - HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of interference with the conduct of a religious assembly, providin… (became law) - HB 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts received as compensation for members of the armed forces. (failed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2727/hb2727_00_0000.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/bills/download/?apn=b2025_26/year2/ready_for_publication/hb_2727/hb2727_enrolled.pdf) ## Related - [SB 430: Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and r…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB430-2025-2026) - [SB 82: Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB82-2025-2026) - [SB 300: Providing for the apportionment of business income by manufacturers of alcoholi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-SB300-2025-2026) - [HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2029-2025-2026) - [HB 2018: Senate Substitute for HB 2018 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2018-2025-2026) - [HB 2036: Providing a Kansas income tax subtraction modification for certain amounts rece…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2036-2025-2026) - [Kansas bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas/bills) - [Kansas state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/kansas) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/KS-HB2727-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).