Limits Recovery in Woman's Right-to-Know Claims
Summary
Kansas HB2727 was vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly on April 9, 2026. The bill would have allowed plaintiffs to elect to limit recovery in claims brought for violations of the Woman's Right-to-Know Act and made medical malpractice screening inapplicable in such cases. The bill passed the House 87-37 and Senate 31-9 but did not become law due to the veto.
What changed
Kansas HB2727 was vetoed by Governor Kelly on April 9, 2026. The bill would have modified recovery provisions under the Kansas Woman's Right-to-Know Act by allowing plaintiffs to elect to limit their recovery and exempting such cases from medical malpractice screening requirements. The legislation passed the House 87-37 on February 18 and the Senate 31-9 on March 19.
Since the bill was vetoed, it never became law and imposes no obligations on healthcare providers, legal professionals, or any other regulated parties in Kansas. No compliance actions are required. The vetoed legislation remains a matter of legislative history and may be reintroduced in future sessions.
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Kansas / HB2727 Vetoed HB2727 House Bill Vetoed 2026-04-09
Providing for the plaintiff to elect to limit recovery in claims brought for violations of the woman's-right-to-know act and making the laws providing for medical malpractice screening inapplicable when such election is made.
Bill Details
State Kansas
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2...
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Action History
2026-04-09 H House Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Monday, April 6, 2026 2026-03-26 H House Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026 2026-03-19 S Senate Final Action - Passed; Yea: 31 Nay: 9 2026-03-18 S Senate Committee of the Whole - Be passed 2026-03-16 S Senate Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs 2026-03-11 S Senate Hearing: Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 10:30 AM Room 144-S 2026-02-19 S Senate Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs 2026-02-18 S Senate Received and Introduced 2026-02-18 H House Final Action - Passed; Yea: 87 Nay: 37 2026-02-17 H House Committee of the Whole - Be passed 2026-02-17 H House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Osman was rejected Yea: 37 Nay: 84 2026-02-17 H House Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Osman 2026-02-16 H House Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Federal and State Affairs 2026-02-12 H House Hearing: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 9:00 AM Room 346-S 2026-02-05 H House Referred to Committee on Federal and State Affairs 2026-02-05 H House Introduced
Votes
2026-02-17 House Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Osman was rejected - Yea: 37 Nay: 84 Yea: 37 Nay: 84 2026-02-18 House Final Action - Passed - Yea: 87 Nay: 37 Yea: 87 Nay: 37 2026-03-19 Senate Final Action - Passed - Yea: 31 Nay: 9 Yea: 31 Nay: 9
Committee Referrals
2026-02-05 H Federal and State Affairs 2026-02-19 S Federal and State Affairs
Amendments
2026-02-16 House Committee on Federal and State Affairs Report 2026-02-17 House Floor Amendment (Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Osman) 2026-03-16 Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs Report
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-05 Introduced 2026-03-26 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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