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.
HB 2727 allows plaintiffs in lawsuits claiming violations of Kansas' "woman's-right-to-know" act (specifically regarding abortion informed consent) to choose a $5,000 statutory damages limit instead of seeking full compensation. If this election is made, Kansas' medical malpractice screening panel requirements (K.S.A. 65-4901-65-4908) no longer apply to the case. The bill directly affects individuals filing abortion-related informed consent claims against healthcare providers. It creates a streamlined option for plaintiffs seeking limited recovery in these specific cases, without altering the core requirements of the woman's-right-to-know act.
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
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Enrolled
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was formatted into its final enrolled version, removing committee headers and adding official signatures. The substantive policy text regarding abortion informed consent, damages limits, and repeals of existing sections remains unchanged from the introduced version.
TECHNICAL
Removed committee attribution, sponsor information, and page numbers from the top of the document.
Added certification text, signature lines for the Speaker, Chief Clerk, Senate President, Secretary, and Governor to indicate the bill has passed all legislative stages.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
5
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 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Dan Osman
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
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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