Kansas 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas Senate Bill SCR1623

Introduced
3/2/26  

Caption

Proposing a constitutional amendment to section 1 of the Kansas bill of rights to affirm that men and women are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights from conception.

Impact

If approved, SCR1623 would significantly impact the interpretation of rights related to both gender equality and reproductive issues within Kansas state law. This change could lead to broader legal implications regarding the status of embryos and fetuses, potentially influencing future legal arguments in areas such as abortion and reproductive health. By establishing the right to life from conception, the amendment could pave the way for challenges to existing laws concerning reproductive rights and health services.

Summary

SCR1623 proposes a constitutional amendment to section 1 of the Kansas Bill of Rights to affirm that all men and women possess equal and inalienable natural rights from conception. The resolution aims to update the state constitution to ensure explicit recognition of equal rights for both genders, as well as the right to life from the moment of conception. The amendment is framed as a clarification of existing rights and aims to strengthen the legal standing of such rights within the state’s constitution.

Contention

The proposed amendment is likely to face opposition on several fronts. Critics may argue that defining rights from conception could infringe on women's reproductive rights, potentially limiting access to abortion and related healthcare services. Additionally, the language surrounding 'equal rights' at conception may lead to contentious debates regarding the legal status of embryos and the extent of rights that should be afforded to them. Proponents of the bill assert that this amendment is necessary for upholding and clearly defining rights, while opponents may raise concerns about the implications for women's rights and healthcare autonomy.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

KS SCR1603

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for residential property.

KS SCR1604

Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to limit property tax valuation increases for real property and personal property mobile homes.

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 SR1702

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

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 SCR1602

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

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 SCR1601

Informing the Governor that the two houses of the Legislature are organized and ready to receive communications.

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.

Similar Bills

No similar bills found.