HB 2729 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

HB 2729 requires the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to provide physicians with specific forms and notices for the "Woman's Right to Know Act." It mandates that physicians give women written information 24 hours before an abortion, including details about the procedure, risks, alternatives, physician qualifications (like medical degree year and disciplinary history), and fetal development. The law also requires women to sign a written certification confirming they received this information before the procedure. This bill directly affects physicians performing abortions and women seeking abortion care in Kansas, with the department responsible for creating the required forms.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Vetoed
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Vetoed Apr 9, 2026
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As Introduced Enrolled · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended to expand the required information physicians must provide to patients seeking abortions, including details on hospital privileges and physician residency. It also added new mandatory disclosures about fetal pain, parental liability for child support, and the definition of the unborn child as a living human being.
REQUIREMENT

The list of information physicians must provide in the consent form was expanded to include the physician's clinical privileges at nearby hospitals, the date those privileges were issued, any hospitals where the physician lost privileges, and whether the physician is a Kansas resident.

New mandatory disclosures were added regarding the unborn child's physical structures for experiencing pain by 20 weeks and the legal obligation of the father to support the child, even if he paid for the abortion (with a rape exception).

New language was added defining the unborn child as a 'whole, separate, unique, living human being' and stating that the woman may withdraw consent at any time before the procedure begins.

The requirement for a private meeting between the physician and the patient was added to ensure the patient has an adequate opportunity to ask questions before the procedure.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Apr 9, 2026
Vetoed
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 8, Absent 1
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Vetoed
Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 87, Nay 36, Absent 2
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 6, 2026
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 31, Nay 9
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 87, Nay 37, Absent 1
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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