Kansas HB2729 Veto - Woman's Right to Know Act Forms
Summary
Kansas Governor vetoed HB2729 on April 9, 2026. The bill would have required the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to provide forms and notices to physicians pursuant to the Woman's Right to Know Act. The bill passed the House 87-37 and Senate 31-9 but will not become law due to the veto.
What changed
Kansas Governor vetoed HB2729, a bill that would have required KDHE to provide forms and notices to physicians under the Woman's Right to Know Act. The bill passed the House on February 18, 2026 (87-37) and the Senate on March 19, 2026 (31-9), but was vetoed on April 9, 2026.
Since HB2729 was vetoed, it will not become law and creates no new compliance obligations. Healthcare providers and physicians do not need to take any action regarding this bill. This veto returns the legislative process to an earlier state; physicians should continue current practices under existing Woman's Right to Know Act requirements.
Source document (simplified)
ChangeBridge / Kansas / HB2729 Vetoed HB2729 House Bill Vetoed 2026-04-09
Requiring the Kansas department of health and environment to provide forms and notices to physicians pursuant to the woman's-right-to know act.
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 2026-02-16 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
2026-02-18 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
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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 2026-03-16 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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