Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas House Bill HB2729

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

Requiring the Kansas department of health and environment to provide forms and notices to physicians pursuant to the woman's-right-to know act.

Impact

The passage of HB 2729 aims to create more informed and aware patients by ensuring that they receive comprehensive information about the procedure and alternatives before undergoing a medication abortion. This provision could potentially lower the number of medication abortions performed by emphasizing the risks and promoting the idea of seeking assistance to reverse the medication's effects. Furthermore, the bill introduces civil liabilities for physicians who do not adhere to the new regulations, leading to increased accountability in clinics and hospitals where these procedures occur.

Summary

House Bill 2729 amends certain aspects of the Kansas woman's-right-to-know act concerning medication abortion procedures. Specifically, it requires clear signage in facilities where mifepristone is prescribed, indicating that the medication may not always be effective and that there are resources for attempting to reverse its effects. The bill mandates that women seeking such abortions must be informed at least 24 hours prior to the procedure about potential risks, methods, and the possibility of reversing the abortion if the second medication has not been taken. Additionally, assurances are made regarding the documentation and certification process for informed consent before the procedure is performed.

Sentiment

The sentiment around HB 2729 is largely polarized. Supporters, primarily from conservative circles, view the bill as a necessary measure to protect women's health and promote informed decision-making regarding abortion. They argue that it empowers women with the right information to make choices about their pregnancies. In contrast, opponents, particularly from pro-choice advocates, criticize the bill as a mechanism to undermine access to abortion services by introducing hurdles that could deter women from seeking necessary reproductive healthcare. They argue that the mandatory waiting period and additional consent requirements may further complicate access to these services.

Contention

Notable points of contention surrounding the bill include concerns about the impact on women's autonomy and the ethical implications of mandating such disclosures. Opponents argue that the implication of potential reversal techniques may mislead women about the efficacy and safety of abortion methods, creating pressure to carry unwanted pregnancies to term. Moreover, the financial liabilities introduced for physicians could deter practitioners from offering medication abortions, which raises concerns about access for women needing these services in rural and underserved areas.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS HB2002

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

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 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 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 SCR1602

Approving the creation of a port authority in Wyandotte County Kansas.

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 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.

KS SR1702

A resolution honoring the life, career and trailblazing achievements of Kansas icon Ed Dwight.

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