SB244 — 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.
Last action — Motion to override veto prevailed
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This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 06, 2025. It awaits signature.
Vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly (Democratic) on February 18, 2026.
Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.
Odds of enactment
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Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
5 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
AN ACT concerning identification of biological sex; requiring the designation of multiple-occupancy private spaces in public buildings for use by only one sex; imposing criminal and civil penalties for violations; providing a cause of action for individuals aggrieved by an invasion of privacy or other harm when accessing a multiple-occupancy private space; amending the women's bill of rights; defining the term "gender" to mean biological sex at birth for purposes of statutory construction; directing the director of the division of vehicles to invalidate and reissue driver's licenses when necessary to correct the gender identification on such licenses; directing the office of vital statistics to invalidate and reissue birth certificates when necessary to correct the sex identification on such certificates; removing the definition of "gender" from the help not harm act; amending K.S.A. 8-234a and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 8-243, 65-28,137 and 77-207 and repealing the existing sections.
Bill Text
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Read SB244 on the official Kansas source →Action History
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Motion to override veto prevailed
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Motion to override veto prevailed
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Vetoed by Governor; Returned to on Friday, February 13, 2026
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Enrolled and presented to Governor on Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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Concurred with amendments
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Emergency Final Action - Substitute passed as amended
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Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
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Committee of the Whole - Substitute bill be passed as amended
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Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was adopted
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Committee of the Whole - Motion to rerefer to committee failed
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Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted recommending substitute bill be passed
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Committee of the Whole - Now working on
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Committee Report recommending substitute bill be passed by
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Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 3:30 PM — Room 582-N
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Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
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Received and Introduced
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Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended
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Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
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Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was adopted
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Committee Report recommending bill be passed by
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Hearing: Thursday, February 13, 2025, 10:30 AM — Room 346-S
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Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
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Introduced
Sponsors
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Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on · 131 voted No
Sponsors (1)
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Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (164)
164 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 164 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 87 | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 30% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (125)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Resman | — | Yea |
| Abi Boatman | Democrat | Nay |
| Alexis Simmons | Democrat | Nay |
| Angela Martinez | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Ballard | Democrat | Nay |
| Brandon Woodard | Democrat | Nay |
| Brooklynne Mosley | Democrat | Nay |
| Cindy Neighbor | Democrat | Nay |
| Dan Osman | Democrat | Nay |
| Ford Carr | Democrat | Nay |
| Heather Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Henry Helgerson | Democrat | Nay |
| Jarrod Ousley | Democrat | Nay |
| Jerry Stogsdill | Democrat | Nay |
| Jo Ella Hoye | Democrat | Nay |
| John Alcala | Democrat | Nay |
| John Carmichael | Democrat | Nay |
| KC Ohaebosim | Democrat | Nay |
| Kirk Haskins | Democrat | Nay |
| Linda Featherston | Democrat | Nay |
| Lindsay Vaughn | Democrat | Nay |
| Louis Ruiz | Democrat | Nay |
| Lynn Melton | Democrat | Nay |
| Mari-Lynn Poskin | Democrat | Nay |
| Melissa Oropeza | Democrat | Nay |
| Mike Amyx | Democrat | Nay |
| Nikki McDonald | Democrat | Nay |
| Pam Curtis | Democrat | Nay |
| Rui Xu | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie Sawyer Clayton | Democrat | Nay |
| Susan Ruiz | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Wikle | Democrat | Nay |
| Sydney Carlin | Democrat | Nay |
| Tobias Schlingensiepen | Democrat | Nay |
| Tom Sawyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Valdenia Winn | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Virgil Weigel | Democrat | Nay |
| Wanda Brownlee Paige | Democrat | Nay |
| Adam Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Turk | Republican | Yea |
| Allen Reavis | Republican | Yea |
| Angela Stiens | Republican | Yea |
| Angelina Roeser | Republican | Yea |
| Avery Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Barb Wasinger | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Rhiley | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Sutton | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Brett Fairchild | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Bergkamp | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Caiharr | Republican | Yea |
| Charlotte Esau | Republican | Yea |
| Chip VanHouden | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Croft | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Clarke Sanders | Republican | Yea |
| Courtney Sappington | Republican | Yea |
| Cyndi Howerton | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Helwig | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Goddard | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Hawkins | Republican | Yea |
| David Buehler | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn Wolf | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Blex | Republican | Yea |
| Duane Droge | Republican | Yea |
| Emil Bergquist | Republican | Yea |
| Francis Awerkamp | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Gardner | Republican | Yea |
| Gary White | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Jason W. Goetz | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Borjon | Republican | Yea |
| Jill Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Minnix | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Seiwert | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Corbet | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rahjes | Republican | Yea |
| Kenneth Collins | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Schwertfeger | Republican | Yea |
| Kristey Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Hoffman | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle McNorton | Republican | Yea |
| Kyler Sweely | Republican | Yea |
| Lance W. Neelly | Republican | Yea |
| Laura Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Bohi | Republican | Yea |
| Leah Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Leo Delperdang | Republican | Yea |
| Lewis "Bill" Bloom | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa M. Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Lon Pishny | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Schreiber | Republican | Nay |
| Marty Long | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Steele | Republican | Yea |
| Mike King | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Hoheisel | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Proctor | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Waggoner | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Schmoe | Republican | Yea |
| Rick James | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Wilborn | Republican | Yea |
| Robyn R. Essex | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Bryce | Republican | Yea |
| Ronald Ellis | Republican | Yea |
| Samantha Poetter Parshall | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Pickert | Republican | Yea |
| Sean Tarwater | Republican | Yea |
| Sean Willcott | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Francis | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn Chauncey | Republican | Yea |
| Sherri Brantley | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Brunk | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Huebert | Republican | Yea |
| Steven K. Howe | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Estes | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Humphries | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Kessler | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Waymaster | Republican | Yea |
| Webster T. Roth | Republican | Yea |
| Will Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 23% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Cindy Holscher | Democrat | Nay |
| David Haley | Democrat | Nay |
| Dinah Sykes | Democrat | Nay |
| Ethan Corson | Democrat | Nay |
| Marci Francisco | Democrat | Nay |
| Oletha Faust Goudeau | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Pettey | Democrat | Nay |
| Patrick Schmidt | Democrat | Nay |
| Silas Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Adam Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Beverly Gossage | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Starnes | Republican | Yea |
| Brenda Dietrich | Republican | Yea |
| Caryn Tyson | Republican | Yea |
| Chase Blasi | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Bowser | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Shane | Republican | Yea |
| Elaine Bowers | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Klemp | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Claeys | Republican | Yea |
| Kellie Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Kenny Titus | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Alley | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Fagg | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Argabright | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Petersen | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Renee Erickson | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Billinger | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Kloos | Republican | Yea |
| Ronald Ryckman | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Owens | Republican | Yea |
| TJ Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Shallenburger | Republican | Yea |
| Tory Marie Blew | Republican | Yea |
| Ty Masterson | Republican | Yea |
| Virgil Peck | Republican | Yea |
| William Clifford | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 23% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Cindy Holscher | Democrat | Nay |
| David Haley | Democrat | Nay |
| Dinah Sykes | Democrat | Nay |
| Ethan Corson | Democrat | Nay |
| Marci Francisco | Democrat | Nay |
| Oletha Faust Goudeau | Democrat | Nay |
| Pat Pettey | Democrat | Nay |
| Patrick Schmidt | Democrat | Nay |
| Silas Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Adam Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Beverly Gossage | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Starnes | Republican | Yea |
| Brenda Dietrich | Republican | Yea |
| Caryn Tyson | Republican | Yea |
| Chase Blasi | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Bowser | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Shane | Republican | Yea |
| Elaine Bowers | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Klemp | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Claeys | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kellie Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Kenny Titus | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Alley | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Fagg | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Argabright | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Petersen | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Renee Erickson | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Billinger | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Kloos | Republican | Yea |
| Ronald Ryckman | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Hill | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Owens | Republican | Yea |
| TJ Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Shallenburger | Republican | Yea |
| Tory Marie Blew | Republican | Yea |
| Ty Masterson | Republican | Yea |
| Virgil Peck | Republican | Yea |
| William Clifford | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 87 | 36 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 29% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (125)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Resman | — | Yea |
| Abi Boatman | Democrat | Nay |
| Alexis Simmons | Democrat | Nay |
| Angela Martinez | Democrat | Nay |
| Barbara Ballard | Democrat | Nay |
| Brandon Woodard | Democrat | Nay |
| Brooklynne Mosley | Democrat | Nay |
| Cindy Neighbor | Democrat | Nay |
| Dan Osman | Democrat | Nay |
| Ford Carr | Democrat | Nay |
| Heather Meyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Henry Helgerson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jarrod Ousley | Democrat | Nay |
| Jerry Stogsdill | Democrat | Nay |
| Jo Ella Hoye | Democrat | Nay |
| John Alcala | Democrat | Nay |
| John Carmichael | Democrat | Nay |
| KC Ohaebosim | Democrat | Nay |
| Kirk Haskins | Democrat | Nay |
| Linda Featherston | Democrat | Nay |
| Lindsay Vaughn | Democrat | Nay |
| Louis Ruiz | Democrat | Nay |
| Lynn Melton | Democrat | Nay |
| Mari-Lynn Poskin | Democrat | Nay |
| Melissa Oropeza | Democrat | Nay |
| Mike Amyx | Democrat | Nay |
| Nikki McDonald | Democrat | Nay |
| Pam Curtis | Democrat | Nay |
| Rui Xu | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie Sawyer Clayton | Democrat | Nay |
| Susan Ruiz | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Wikle | Democrat | Nay |
| Sydney Carlin | Democrat | Nay |
| Tobias Schlingensiepen | Democrat | Nay |
| Tom Sawyer | Democrat | Nay |
| Valdenia Winn | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Virgil Weigel | Democrat | Nay |
| Wanda Brownlee Paige | Democrat | Nay |
| Adam Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Turk | Republican | Yea |
| Allen Reavis | Republican | Yea |
| Angela Stiens | Republican | Yea |
| Angelina Roeser | Republican | Yea |
| Avery Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Barb Wasinger | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Rhiley | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Sutton | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Lewis | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Brett Fairchild | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Bergkamp | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Turner | Republican | Yea |
| Carolyn Caiharr | Republican | Yea |
| Charlotte Esau | Republican | Yea |
| Chip VanHouden | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Croft | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Smith | Republican | Yea |
| Clarke Sanders | Republican | Yea |
| Courtney Sappington | Republican | Yea |
| Cyndi Howerton | Republican | Yea |
| Dale Helwig | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Goddard | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Hawkins | Republican | Yea |
| David Buehler | Republican | Yea |
| Dawn Wolf | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Blex | Republican | Yea |
| Duane Droge | Republican | Yea |
| Emil Bergquist | Republican | Yea |
| Francis Awerkamp | Republican | Yea |
| Fred Gardner | Republican | Yea |
| Gary White | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Wilson | Republican | Yea |
| Jason W. Goetz | Republican | Yea |
| Jesse Borjon | Republican | Yea |
| Jill Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Minnix | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Seiwert | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Corbet | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Rahjes | Republican | Yea |
| Kenneth Collins | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Schwertfeger | Republican | Yea |
| Kristey Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Hoffman | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle McNorton | Republican | Yea |
| Kyler Sweely | Republican | Yea |
| Lance W. Neelly | Republican | Yea |
| Laura Williams | Republican | Yea |
| Lauren Bohi | Republican | Yea |
| Leah Howell | Republican | Yea |
| Leo Delperdang | Republican | Yea |
| Lewis "Bill" Bloom | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa M. Moser | Republican | Yea |
| Lon Pishny | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Schreiber | Republican | Nay |
| Marty Long | Republican | Yea |
| Megan Steele | Republican | Yea |
| Mike King | Republican | Yea |
| Nathan Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Nick Hoheisel | Republican | Yea |
| Pat Proctor | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Waggoner | Republican | Yea |
| Rebecca Schmoe | Republican | Yea |
| Rick James | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Wilborn | Republican | Yea |
| Robyn R. Essex | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Bryce | Republican | Yea |
| Ronald Ellis | Republican | Yea |
| Samantha Poetter Parshall | Republican | Yea |
| Sandy Pickert | Republican | Yea |
| Sean Tarwater | Republican | Yea |
| Sean Willcott | Republican | Yea |
| Shannon Francis | Republican | Yea |
| Shawn Chauncey | Republican | Yea |
| Sherri Brantley | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Brunk | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Huebert | Republican | Yea |
| Steven K. Howe | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Estes | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Humphries | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Kessler | Republican | Yea |
| Troy Waymaster | Republican | Yea |
| Webster T. Roth | Republican | Yea |
| Will Carpenter | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 1 | 84 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 85 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 29% | 68% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (125)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Resman | — | Nay |
| Abi Boatman | Democrat | Yea |
| Alexis Simmons | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Martinez | Democrat | Yea |
| Barbara Ballard | Democrat | Yea |
| Brandon Woodard | Democrat | Yea |
| Brooklynne Mosley | Democrat | Yea |
| Cindy Neighbor | Democrat | Yea |
| Dan Osman | Democrat | Yea |
| Ford Carr | Democrat | Yea |
| Heather Meyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Henry Helgerson | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Jarrod Ousley | Democrat | Yea |
| Jerry Stogsdill | Democrat | Yea |
| Jo Ella Hoye | Democrat | Yea |
| John Alcala | Democrat | Yea |
| John Carmichael | Democrat | Yea |
| KC Ohaebosim | Democrat | Yea |
| Kirk Haskins | Democrat | Yea |
| Linda Featherston | Democrat | Yea |
| Lindsay Vaughn | Democrat | Yea |
| Louis Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Lynn Melton | Democrat | Yea |
| Mari-Lynn Poskin | Democrat | Yea |
| Melissa Oropeza | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Amyx | Democrat | Yea |
| Nikki McDonald | Democrat | Yea |
| Pam Curtis | Democrat | Yea |
| Rui Xu | Democrat | Yea |
| Stephanie Sawyer Clayton | Democrat | Yea |
| Susan Ruiz | Democrat | Yea |
| Suzanne Wikle | Democrat | Yea |
| Sydney Carlin | Democrat | Yea |
| Tobias Schlingensiepen | Democrat | Yea |
| Tom Sawyer | Democrat | Yea |
| Valdenia Winn | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Virgil Weigel | Democrat | Yea |
| Wanda Brownlee Paige | Democrat | Yea |
| Adam Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Adam Turk | Republican | Nay |
| Allen Reavis | Republican | Nay |
| Angela Stiens | Republican | Nay |
| Angelina Roeser | Republican | Nay |
| Avery Anderson | Republican | Nay |
| Barb Wasinger | Republican | Nay |
| Bill Rhiley | Republican | Nay |
| Bill Sutton | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Carpenter | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Lewis | Republican | Nay |
| Bradley Barrett | Republican | Nay |
| Brett Fairchild | Republican | Nay |
| Brian Bergkamp | Republican | Nay |
| Carl Turner | Republican | Nay |
| Carolyn Caiharr | Republican | Nay |
| Charlotte Esau | Republican | Nay |
| Chip VanHouden | Republican | Nay |
| Chris Croft | Republican | Nay |
| Chuck Smith | Republican | Nay |
| Clarke Sanders | Republican | Nay |
| Courtney Sappington | Republican | Nay |
| Cyndi Howerton | Republican | Nay |
| Dale Helwig | Republican | Nay |
| Dan Goddard | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel Hawkins | Republican | Nay |
| David Buehler | Republican | Nay |
| Dawn Wolf | Republican | Nay |
| Doug Blex | Republican | Nay |
| Duane Droge | Republican | Nay |
| Emil Bergquist | Republican | Nay |
| Francis Awerkamp | Republican | Nay |
| Fred Gardner | Republican | Nay |
| Gary White | Republican | Nay |
| Greg Wilson | Republican | Nay |
| Jason W. Goetz | Republican | Nay |
| Jesse Borjon | Republican | Nay |
| Jill Ward | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Minnix | Republican | Nay |
| Joe Seiwert | Republican | Nay |
| Ken Corbet | Republican | Nay |
| Ken Rahjes | Republican | Nay |
| Kenneth Collins | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Schwertfeger | Republican | Nay |
| Kristey Williams | Republican | Nay |
| Kyle Hoffman | Republican | Nay |
| Kyle McNorton | Republican | Nay |
| Kyler Sweely | Republican | Nay |
| Lance W. Neelly | Republican | Nay |
| Laura Williams | Republican | Nay |
| Lauren Bohi | Republican | Yea |
| Leah Howell | Republican | Nay |
| Leo Delperdang | Republican | Nay |
| Lewis "Bill" Bloom | Republican | Nay |
| Lisa M. Moser | Republican | Nay |
| Lon Pishny | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Schreiber | Republican | Not Voting |
| Marty Long | Republican | Nay |
| Megan Steele | Republican | Nay |
| Mike King | Republican | Nay |
| Nathan Butler | Republican | Nay |
| Nick Hoheisel | Republican | Nay |
| Pat Proctor | Republican | Nay |
| Paul Waggoner | Republican | Nay |
| Rebecca Schmoe | Republican | Nay |
| Rick James | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Wilborn | Republican | Nay |
| Robyn R. Essex | Republican | Nay |
| Ron Bryce | Republican | Nay |
| Ronald Ellis | Republican | Nay |
| Samantha Poetter Parshall | Republican | Nay |
| Sandy Pickert | Republican | Nay |
| Sean Tarwater | Republican | Nay |
| Sean Willcott | Republican | Nay |
| Shannon Francis | Republican | Nay |
| Shawn Chauncey | Republican | Nay |
| Sherri Brantley | Republican | Nay |
| Steve Brunk | Republican | Nay |
| Steve Huebert | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steven K. Howe | Republican | Nay |
| Susan Estes | Republican | Nay |
| Susan Humphries | Republican | Nay |
| Timothy Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Tom Kessler | Republican | Nay |
| Troy Waymaster | Republican | Nay |
| Webster T. Roth | Republican | Nay |
| Will Carpenter | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 8% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (40)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ware | — | Yea |
| Cindy Holscher | Democrat | Yea |
| David Haley | Democrat | Nay |
| Dinah Sykes | Democrat | Yea |
| Ethan Corson | Democrat | Yea |
| Marci Francisco | Democrat | Yea |
| Oletha Faust Goudeau | Democrat | Yea |
| Pat Pettey | Democrat | Yea |
| Patrick Schmidt | Democrat | Nay |
| Adam Thomas | Republican | Yea |
| Beverly Gossage | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Starnes | Republican | Yea |
| Brenda Dietrich | Republican | Yea |
| Caryn Tyson | Republican | Nay |
| Chase Blasi | Republican | Yea |
| Craig Bowser | Republican | Yea |
| Doug Shane | Republican | Yea |
| Elaine Bowers | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Klemp | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Claeys | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Claeys | Republican | Yea |
| Kellie Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Kenny Titus | Republican | Yea |
| Larry Alley | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Fagg | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Argabright | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Petersen | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Renee Erickson | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Billinger | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Kloos | Republican | Yea |
| Ronald Ryckman | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen Owens | Republican | Yea |
| TJ Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Shallenburger | Republican | Yea |
| Tory Marie Blew | Republican | Yea |
| Ty Masterson | Republican | Yea |
| Virgil Peck | Republican | Yea |
| William Clifford | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB244 do?
- AN ACT concerning identification of biological sex; requiring the designation of multiple-occupancy private spaces in public buildings for use by only one sex; imposing criminal and civil penalties for violations; providing a cause of action for individuals aggrieved by an invasion of privacy or other harm when accessing a multiple-occupancy private space; amending the women's bill of rights; defining the term "gender" to mean biological sex at birth for purposes of statutory construction; directing the director of the division of vehicles to invalidate and reissue driver's licenses when necessary to correct the gender identification on such licenses; directing the office of vital statistics to invalidate and reissue birth certificates when necessary to correct the sex identification on such certificates; removing the definition of "gender" from the help not harm act; amending K.S.A. 8-234a and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 8-243, 65-28,137 and 77-207 and repealing the existing sections.
- Who sponsors SB244?
- SB244 is sponsored by ctte_h_jud_1.
- What is the current status of SB244?
- This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 06, 2025. It awaits signature.
- Where can I track SB244?
- Track SB244 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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