Kansas KS

Litigation-setback

SB 63 (Help Not Harm Act, 2025) is an enacted statute. A Douglas County District Court temporary injunction on 15 May 2026 blocked enforcement of the puberty-blocker and hormone sections (now K.S.A. 65-28,139(a)(2), (a)(3), (b)(2), and (b)(3)). The Attorney General noticed an appeal. A court blocked enforcement of the puberty-blocker and hormone sections.

Last verified: 13 Oct 2026

Medical care for minorsLitigation-setback

Kansas Legislature (SB63)

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Medicaid and CHIPFederal funding ended (minors)

State Medicaid policy excludes gender-transition procedures for all ages. A federal CMS final rule (13 Aug 2026) prohibits federal Medicaid and CHIP funding for these procedures for patients under 18 (Medicaid) and under 19 (CHIP).

42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)

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Excludes (all ages)

SB63

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State employee coverageCovers

State employee health plans explicitly cover gender-transition procedures.

Welcome to Kansas State Employee Health Plan's Website | State Employee Health Plan (sehp.healthbenefitsprogram.ks.gov)

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SportsSex-based

State law requires school athletic teams designated for girls or women to be limited to students of the female sex (K -12 and higher education).

HB2238

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FacilitiesSex-based (schools + government buildings)

State law requires multiple-occupancy restrooms and changing facilities in K-12 schools, and government buildings to be designated and used by biological sex.

SB244 (2026)

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Pronouns and parent noticeNo state law

No state law requires schools to notify parents about a student's gender identity or name and pronoun requests.

No state law identified (statute review, Oct 2026)

CurriculumNo state law

No state law specifically addresses instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity.

No state law identified (statute review, Oct 2026)

Definition of sexDefined by biology

State law defines "sex", "male" and "female" in biological terms for purposes of state law.

SB 180

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Identity documentsBirth-certificate sex cannot be

Birth-certificate sex cannot be changed; driver's licence sex cannot be changed.

Additionally, the state later enacted SB244

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Shield lawNone

No shield statute identified.

No shield statute identified

AdultsRestricted (funding)

Adult access is limited through public funding rules: Medicaid exclusion at all ages.

SB63

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DetransitionUntil age 28

SB 63 (2025) allows civil actions until the patient turns 28.

SB 63 (2025)

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PrisonsCase-by-case (prisons); by sex (county jails, SB 228)

State prison placement is case by case; 2023 SB 228 requires county jails to house by sex.

KDOC IMPP 10-143D

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Pending billsNo active bills

No active bills (checked 13 Oct 2026). The 2026 regular session has adjourned (or the legislature does not meet in 2026), so 2025-26 bills are no longer moving. LegiScan search linked.

LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)

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LitigationActive

Loe v. Kansas: Douglas County temporary injunction 15 May 2026 blocks the puberty-blocker and cross-sex hormone sections; the Attorney General appealed on 15 June 2026.

Kansas district court temporary injunction (15 May 2026)

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Key datesDate

2026: SB 244 facilities and ID law enacted over veto; Loe v. Kansas appeal pending.

See sections above

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