SB 2 — Prohibiting certain acts by business entities, governmental entities or public officials based upon a person's vaccination status or possession of an immunity passport; ensuring a right to in-person visitation at medical care facilities and adult care homes; allowing patients to sign a liability waiver to be prescribed off-label use drugs; prohibiting certain public health orders related to isolation and quarantine, stay-at-home orders, curfews and face masks; limiting isolation or quarantine orders to recommendations and providing criminal penalties for certain violations; amending the employment security law to provide exceptions to benefit eligibility conditions and disqualification conditions based on an employee's unwillingness to receive a vaccination; amending the Kansas act against discrimination to define unlawful employment practices related to vaccination status or possession of an immunity passport; limiting state of disaster emergency powers of the governor related to stay-at-home orders, curfews and face masks; and amending provisions related to childhood immunizations required for attendance at a child care facility or school and exemptions from such requirements.
Last action — Died on Calendar
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021 Special Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
- Introduced As introduced Current pdf
Action History
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Died on Calendar
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Introduced
Sponsors
- Steffen · Primary
- Straub · Primary
- Caryn Tyson · Primary
- Mike Thompson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on
Sponsors (4)
- Steffen
- Straub
- Caryn Tyson Republican
- Mike Thompson Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (161)
161 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 2?
- SB 2 is sponsored by Steffen, Straub, Caryn Tyson (Republican), and Mike Thompson (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 2?
- This bill died with 2021 Special Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 2?
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