Legislation

Enacting the student secular bill of rights to establish statutory protections against religious coercion and discrimination in public schools.

Providing for increased placement of juvenile offenders in non-foster home beds in youth residential facilities, requiring the Secretary of Corrections to pay for the costs associated with such placements and authorizing the secretary to make expenditures from the evidence-based programs account of the state general fund moneys to contract for such beds in youth residential facilities.

Requiring the state board of regents to establish curricula and designate courses at postsecondary educational institutions relating to DEI-CRT-related courses and content and requiring the study of American institutions and certain programs at freshman orientations concerning free speech.

Imposing restrictions on websites that can accept and transmit voter registration applications.

Authorizing the use of additional resources for verifying voter registration records, removing individuals disqualified for voting from such records and providing an open records request exemption for certain information related to such records.

Defining the term "gender" to mean biological sex at birth for purposes of statutory construction, directing the division of motor vehicles to invalidate and reissue driver's licenses when necessary when necessary to correct the gender identification on such licenses and directing the office of vital statistics to invalidate and reissue birth certificates when necessary to correct the sex identification on such certificates.

On December 15th, 2025, the ACLU of Kansas gave testimony in support of the language access Resolution 25-12, which calls for collaboration between the Secretary of State and the Johnson County Election Commissioner to translate election-related materials into Spanish. After passing the Prairie Village Diversity Council twice, the resolution was approved by the Prairie Village City Council, 10-2.

On November 20, 2025, the ACLU of Kansas submitted written testimony support of the subsection titled “Fair and Transparent Civic Processes” on the proposed 2026 Legislative Platform, specifically the inclusion of “expanded language access” and encouraged the Board of County Commissioners to mention specific steps that can be taken to give this phrase meaning. Supporting the expansion of language access is about making it easier for eligible citizens to fulfill their patriotic duty and fully participate in our elections. It is important to define what it looks like in practice to provide additional voting materials in Spanish: translated registration forms and instructions, polling place information, materials about Johnson County elections and the right to receive language assistance at the polls, or even ballots and sample ballots.

The ACLU of Kansas submitted opponent testimony in response to a proposal in front of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County’s Standing Committee on Administration and Human Services that sought to suspend and repeal equity policies and undermine prosecutorial oversight of discriminatory practices. The ACLU of Kansas strongly opposed the proposal, brought by the Unified Government's assistant counsel and placed on the agenda by Mayor Tyrone Garner. Despite no direct threats to federal funding for the Unified Government, counsel advocated for the suspension of ordinances, resolutions, regulations, policies, practices, and customs deemed noncompliant with Executive Orders signed early in the second Trump administration, and the repeal of ordinances related to discrimination and equitable hiring practices. By bending the knee to the Trump administration and catering to the administration’s interpretation of federal law, the Unified Government risked larger legal issues for ignoring existing obligations under civil rights law. The proposal was denied on a 5-0 vote on Monday, October 27.