KansasSB 632025–2026 Regular SessionSenate

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.

Sponsored By: Renee Erickson (Republican)

Vetoed

public health and welfare

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Renee Erickson

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 407 • No: 665

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 83 Nay: 35

Yes: 83 • No: 35

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 30 Nay: 86

Yes: 30 • No: 86

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 27 Nay: 80

Yes: 27 • No: 80

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 85 Nay: 34

Yes: 85 • No: 34

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 31 Nay: 9

Yes: 31 • No: 9

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 29 Nay: 84

Yes: 29 • No: 84

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 29 Nay: 83

Yes: 29 • No: 83

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 31 Nay: 85

Yes: 31 • No: 85

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 31 Nay: 84

Yes: 31 • No: 84

Senate vote 4/23/2026

Yea: 31 Nay: 85

Yes: 31 • No: 85

Actions Timeline

  1. Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9

    2/18/2025Senate
  2. Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea: 85 Nay: 34

    2/18/2025House
  3. Vetoed by Governor; Returned to Senate on Tuesday, February 11, 2025

    2/13/2025Senate
  4. Enrolled and presented to Governor on Wednesday, February 5, 2025

    2/5/2025Senate
  5. Final Action - Passed; Yea: 83 Nay: 35

    1/31/2025House
  6. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Carr

    1/30/2025House
  7. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Carr was rejected Yea: 31 Nay: 85

    1/30/2025House
  8. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Meyer

    1/30/2025House
  9. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Meyer was rejected Yea: 31 Nay: 84

    1/30/2025House
  10. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Meyer

    1/30/2025House
  11. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Meyer was rejected Yea: 31 Nay: 85

    1/30/2025House
  12. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Hoye

    1/30/2025House
  13. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Hoye was rejected Yea: 29 Nay: 83

    1/30/2025House
  14. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative McDonald

    1/30/2025House
  15. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative McDonald was rejected Yea: 29 Nay: 84

    1/30/2025House
  16. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Oropeza

    1/30/2025House
  17. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Oropeza was rejected Yea: 27 Nay: 80

    1/30/2025House
  18. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ruiz, S.

    1/30/2025House
  19. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ruiz, S. was rejected Yea: 30 Nay: 86

    1/30/2025House
  20. Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Ruiz, S.

    1/30/2025House
  21. Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Ruiz, S. was rejected

    1/30/2025House
  22. Committee of the Whole - Be passed

    1/30/2025House
  23. Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare

    1/29/2025Senate
  24. Motion to advance to EFA, subject to amendment, debate and roll call.

    1/29/2025Senate
  25. Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted

    1/29/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • As Amended by Senate Committee

  • As introduced

  • Enrolled

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