Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2727

Introduced
2/5/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Report Pass
2/16/26  
Engrossed
2/18/26  
Refer
2/19/26  
Report Pass
3/16/26  
Enrolled
3/26/26  
Vetoed
4/9/26  

Caption

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.

Impact

The implementation of HB 2727 would have significant implications for state laws concerning abortion and informed consent. By allowing plaintiffs to opt for limited monetary recovery, the bill may encourage more individuals to pursue claims without the deterrent of complex and potentially expensive legal proceedings. This could affect the landscape surrounding abortion-related lawsuits, limiting defendants’ exposure to larger damages while still holding them accountable under the informed consent regulations laid out in the woman's-right-to-know act.

Summary

House Bill 2727 is a legislative act concerning abortion, particularly focusing on the woman's-right-to-know act. This bill provides plaintiffs the option to limit their recovery in claims associated with violations of informed consent requirements specifically to statutory damages of $5,000. Additionally, it specifies that the laws relating to medical malpractice screening panels would not apply in cases where this election to limit recovery is made. This modification aims to streamline the process for plaintiffs while potentially reducing the liabilities involved for defendants.

Sentiment

The sentiment regarding HB 2727 appears to be mixed. Supporters of the bill, likely from conservative and pro-life advocates, may view it positively as a measure that supports the rights of women to receive clear information about their health choices while protecting healthcare providers from extensive liability in malpractice cases. Conversely, critics could argue that this bill undermines the legal protections for women and may diminish the seriousness of informed consent in abortion services.

Contention

One notable point of contention surrounding HB 2727 is its potential to limit the legal recourse available to victims of malpractice related to abortion procedures under the informed consent framework. Opponents may express concerns that limiting recovery could allow providers to evade accountability for violations. The debate may center on whether the bill effectively balances the interests of plaintiffs and healthcare providers or if it skews too favorably towards reducing liabilities for the latter at the expense of patient rights.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

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 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 SB6

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

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 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 HB2002

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

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 SB3

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

KS SB4

Requiring all advance voting ballots be returned by 7:00 p.m. on election day.

KS SB8

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

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.