SB 522 Kansas Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Enacting the Kansas medical freedom act to prohibit the denial of an individual's access to certain services based on such individual's medical choices.

This bill establishes the Kansas Medical Freedom Act, which prohibits private businesses, government agencies, schools, and event organizers from denying services or access to individuals based on their use or nonuse of medical interventions like vaccines or masks. It also bans requiring medical interventions as a condition for employment, participation in schools or events, or access to government services and public facilities. The law allows enforcement through the state attorney general, who can investigate complaints and impose civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation for larger entities or $10,000 for smaller ones. The bill includes a provision that these protections remain in effect even during declared emergencies or public health crises.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026
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As Introduced As Amended by Senate Committee · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to renumber sections and update legal definitions to clarify which institutions are covered. The most significant substantive change is the addition of 'school' to the list of entities that can be sued by the attorney general for violations, expanding the bill's enforcement reach beyond just private entities, government bodies, and ticket issuers.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include 'schools' as a covered entity under the enforcement provisions, whereas the original version only listed private entities, governmental entities, and ticket issuers.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'school' was expanded to include accredited nonpublic schools, postsecondary institutions, and day care facilities, while explicitly excluding privately owned day care facilities.

ENFORCEMENT

The list of entities subject to attorney general complaints and penalties was updated to include 'schools' alongside private entities, governmental entities, and ticket issuers.

TECHNICAL

Section numbers were renumbered sequentially (e.g., the original Section 3 became Section 1, and the original Section 4 became Section 3) to align with the new definitions.

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Committee
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Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
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