The ACLU of Kansas is never busier than when the Legislature is in session. Either independently or with our partners in various and diverse coalitions, we work to protect civil liberties for all Kansans by either placing, supporting, altering, or defeating legislation that would threaten those civil liberties.
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Feb 6, 2025
House Bill 2062
Feb 6, 2025
House Bill 2062
HB 2062: Child Support for Fetuses
Reproductive Freedom
Position: Oppose
Status: Governor's veto overridden
The language of this bill reads: "Providing for child support orders for unborn children from the date of conception."
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Jan 31, 2025
House Bill 2091
Jan 31, 2025
House Bill 2091
HB 2091: Voter Registration Bill
Voting Rights
Status: Introduced
Elections; relating to voter registration; requiring that discharged inmates be offered the opportunity to register to vote; requiring the secretary of state to develop a voter registration program that...
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Jan 31, 2025
House Bill 2171
Jan 31, 2025
House Bill 2171
HB 2171: Criminalizing ALL Abortions
Reproductive Freedom
Position: Oppose
Status: Introduced
Introduced in the House, the bill would criminalize all abortions in all circumstance, including rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormality. It also disregards risk of death of the pregnant person.
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Jan 31, 2025
House Bill 2179
Jan 31, 2025
House Bill 2179
HB 2179: Juvenile Fines & Fees
Criminal Legal Reform
Status: Died on Calendar
Children and minors; relating to the revised Kansas juvenile justice code; prohibiting fines, fees and costs from being assessed against a juvenile or a juvenile's parent, guardian or custodian.
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Jan 24, 2025
House Bill 2021
Jan 24, 2025
House Bill 2021
HB 2021: Ballot Box Bill
Voting Rights
Position: Oppose
Status: Died on Calendar
Relating to advance voting ballots; authorizing the secretary of state to adopt rules and regulations for the use of remote ballot boxes.
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Jan 24, 2025
Senate Bill 63
Jan 24, 2025
Senate Bill 63
SB 63: Anti Gender Affirming Care
LGBTQ+ Rights
Position: Oppose
Status: Enacted
This bill strips Kansas children of their right to seek gender affirming care and allows for civil action against providers who provide gender affirming care to young patients.