How they voted on the issues
Overview
How do Kansas State Legislators vote on key issues? We offer below at least part of the answer to this question. The Kansas Catholic Conference follows three pillars from the Kansas Bishops as the backbone of our legislative work.
- Protecting the dignity of human life.
- Protecting the integrity of marriage and the family.
- Protecting religious liberty.
While there are many issues that should be considered, these are the legislative priorities of the Kansas Catholic Conference. With this in mind, here is a look at key pieces of legislation from 2025 and how your Kansas Senator and Representative voted.
Voting records from the previous two years are also included below.
KEY ISSUES AND VOTING RECORDS FROM THE 2026 KANSAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Coming soon
KEY ISSUES AND VOTING RECORDS FROM THE 2025 KANSAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION
SB 63 - Help Not Harm This new law protects Kansas children by prohibiting the use of chemical or surgical protocols for the purposes of so-called “gender transitioning.”
HB 2311 - Adoption Protection Act This is Religious Liberty legislation that provides added protection to couples who wish to adopt children or provide foster care, particularly if they hold sincerely held religious beliefs about traditional views of human sexuality (the belief that we are created as male and female).
HB 2062 - Child Support from Conception Women seeking child support payments can now ask a judge to consider ordering payments from the father of a child regarding pregnancy-related expenses dating back from the time of conception. The new law also allows for child support payments to be withdrawn from retirement accounts, along with a child tax exemption.
S sub HB 23982 - Fetal Development Video An unfortunate truth is that many Kansas children do not know or understand human development from its very first stages of life beginning in the womb. This law requires school districts to include a scientifically accurate fetal development film or video presentation be shown as part of the curriculum for any course addressing human growth, human development or human sexuality.
HB 2307 - Pre/Post Natal Disability Support Many who receive a pre or post-natal disability diagnosis feel alone and lost as they seek accurate information and support. This new law directs the Kansas Council on Developmental Disabilities to provide updated information and resources to families or medical professionals caring for these families.
HB 2359 - Guardianship/End of Life Protection for the Intellectually Disabled This law updates Kansas law regarding improved guardianship oversight and end of life care for those with intellectual or developmental disabilities, ensuring they are treated with proper respect and human dignity.
Pregnancy Compassion Act This allocation of funds is part of the 2025 Kansas Budget. Kansas taxpayers are now providing $3 million distributed annually through grants to qualified pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes that assist in the promotion of healthy and successful childbirth
SR 1717 - Senate Resolution 1717 states the Senate condemnation of the Satanic worship ritual planned for March 28, 2025. All Kansas Senators except for one, signed onto this resolution.
HR 6016 - House Resolution 6016 condemned the Satanic worship ritual planned for March 28, 2025. 15 Kansas House Representatives voted against the support of this resolution.
.jpg.jpg?1749922671112)
Click here to download the 2025 Legislative Scorecard as a PDF
Legislative Scorecard for the 2023-2024 year
Life Issues
HB 2313 Born Alive: The Born-Alive Infant Protection Act now provides legal protections for all infants who are born alive in Kansas, regardless of the intent of the delivery. This includes babies who may survive a botched abortion. All newborns are now required to receive proper medical care and treatment.
HB 2264 Abortion Pill Reversal: This measure requires that women who choose a chemical abortion must be informed that the effects of this procedure may be reversible if progesterone medication is administered in a timely manner. The definition of "abortion" is also legally clarified to exclude medical events like a pregnancy miscarriage. This law is currently tied up in the courts.
HB 2436 Abortion Coercion: This new law makes it a crime to coerce a woman into having an abortion.
HB 2749 Abortion Reporting: By updating abortion reporting requirements, this new law helps policy makers and others know why women are choosing abortion and how they can be better supported and encouraged to bring their child into the world.
HB 2465 Life Tax Package: This may be the most effective, long-term Prolife measure passed by the legislature. It creates a tax-friendly adoption savings account, increases the adoption tax credit for parents seeking to adopt, allows qualified pregnancy resource centers and maternity to become sales tax exempt, and creates a 70% tax credit for donors contributing to eligible pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes.
Pregnancy Compassion Act: Kansas taxpayers are now providing $2 million distributed annually through grants to qualified pregnancy resource centers and maternity homes that assist in the promotion of healthy and successful childbirth.
SB 232 Child Support: Though it did not become law, this measure would have provided for child support orders to fathers for unborn children from the date of conception.
CLICK THE LIFE ISSUES SCORECARD TO LEARN HOW LEGISLATORS VOTED IN 2024 ON KEY LIFE ISSUES.
Family Issues
SB 83 Educational Savings Account: This “educational choice” measure did not become law but would have provided Education Savings Accounts (ESA’s) for the parents of qualified students that could have been used to select an alternative to a public-school setting. It would have also required school districts to provide a salary increase to all licensed teachers.
SB 180 Women’s Bill of Rights: This first of its kind in the United States law established the Women's Bill of Rights that provided the legal definition of a woman.
HB 2238 Fairness in Women’s Sports: The Fairness in Women's Sports Act now requires that female student athletes in Kansas only compete against other biological females.
SB 394 Age Verification: Children are being exposed to the insidious scourge of pornography at early ages, mostly via smartphones and tablets. Using age-verification technology, this new law requires that only Kansas adults can access porn.
SB 233 Help Not Harm: Passed by the legislature but successfully vetoed by the governor, this law would have stopped Kansas health care providers (and their use of state funds) from promoting so-called “gender transitioning” through hormonal chemicals, puberty blockers, and surgery on minors.
CLICK THE LIFE ISSUES SCORECARD TO LEARN HOW LEGISLATORS VOTED IN 2024 ON KEY DEFENSE OF FAMILY ISSUES.