Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2010

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Refer
2/18/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Refer
3/10/25  
Refer
1/28/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Refer
3/5/26  
Refer
3/13/26  

Caption

Prohibiting abortion procedures and creating the crimes of unlawful performance of an abortion and unlawful destruction of a fertilized embryo.

Impact

The legislation outlines severe legal implications for those performing abortions, labeling such acts as felony offenses. In addition to criminalizing abortion, HB2010 emphasizes the importance of informed consent and places strict regulations on the use of fetal tissue. Those in violation of these provisions would face significant penalties, reflecting a stark shift in reproductive health policy in Kansas. By eliminating previous legal frameworks that permitted abortions under certain conditions, the bill aims to change the landscape of reproductive rights demonstrably.

Summary

House Bill 2010 is an act concerning abortion that aims to significantly tighten restrictions on the procedure within the state. The bill proposes that all abortions are to be classified as unlawful, regardless of the gestational age of the unborn child. This legislation is intended to align state laws with the philosophy that unborn persons deserve the same protections as born individuals, effectively criminalizing abortion practices and reinforcing legal repercussions for practitioners. The act repeals various existing provisions related to abortion, effectively abolishing the practice in the state of Kansas.

Contention

The proposed measures have sparked substantial debate within the state, as proponents argue that the bill is a necessary protective measure for unborn lives. Detractors, however, criticize it as an infringement on women's rights and healthcare decisions. The legislation raises ethical concerns regarding the rights of women in reproductive health scenarios, and activists fear that it could lead to negative consequences on women's health services across the state. Procedural aspects, such as the requirement of informed consent for fetal tissue use combined with the implications of stringent penalties, are points of contention that underscore the polarized perspectives surrounding the bill.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SB3

Clarifying the procedures and restrictions on accepting a nomination for an elected office.

KS SB1

Modifying income tax rates for individuals, exempting all social security benefits from Kansas income tax, increasing the Kansas standard deduction and the Kansas personal exemption, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, decreasing the privilege tax normal tax, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value for property tax valuation purposes, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund and abolishing the local ad valorem tax reduction fund and the county and city revenue sharing fund.

KS SB2

Eliminating the income limit to qualify for the subtraction modification exempting social security benefits, increasing the income tax credit amount for household and dependent care expenses, establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, citing the increased property tax homestead refund claim section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, decreasing the normal privilege tax rate, increasing the extent of property tax exemption for residential property from the statewide school levy, decreasing the rate of ad valorem tax imposed by a school district; providing for certain transfers to the state school district finance fund, reducing the state rate of tax on sales of food and food ingredients and modifying the percent credited to the state highway fund from revenue collected.

KS HB2003

Establishing the veterans' valor property tax relief act providing for an income tax credit or refund for eligible individuals, modifying the definition of household income and increasing the appraised value threshold for eligibility of seniors and disabled veterans related to increased property tax claims and citing the section as the homeowners' property tax freeze program, providing property tax exemptions for certain personal property including watercraft, marine equipment, off-road vehicles, motorized bicycles and certain trailers, excluding internal revenue code section 1031 exchange transactions as indicators of fair market value, providing for certain exclusions from the prohibition of paying taxes under protest after a valuation notice appeal and providing four prior years' values on the annual valuation notice.

KS SB8

Exempting the sale of firearms, firearms accessories, ammunition, firearm safes and firearm safety devices from the retatilers' sales tax.

KS SB7

Authorizing federally licensed firearm dealers, in addition to county sheriffs, to receive applications for concealed carry licenses and forward such applications to the attorney general, prohibiting sheriffs from assessing any fee related to application services and allowing dealers to assess a fee related to application services not to exceed $20.

KS SB6

Providing a sales tax exemption for sales of electricity to residential premises by municipally owned or operated utilities.

KS HB2002

Expanding medical assistance eligibility and enacting the cutting healthcare costs for all Kansans act.

KS HB2001

Authorizing the secretary of commerce to enter into agreements with major professional sports franchises to establish STAR bond projects for a major professional sports complex, providing for additional revenue sources, expanding the powers and discretion of the secretary and making other changes to the STAR bonds financing act to facilitate such projects, limiting the secretary’s authority to approve such projects to one year unless extended by the legislative coordinating council, authorizing the Kansas development finance authority to issue STAR bonds for such projects, transferring funds under certain circumstances from the state gaming revenues fund to the attracting professional sports to Kansas fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and, if approved by the legislative coordinating council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

KS SB5

Authorizing counties to impose an earnings tax.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.