Enacting the help not harm act, restricting use of state funds to promote gender transitioning, prohibiting healthcare providers from providing gender transition care to children whose gender identity is inconsistent with the child's sex, authorizing a civil cause of action against healthcare providers for providing such treatments, requiring professional discipline against a healthcare provider who performs such treatment, prohibiting professional liability insurance from covering damages for healthcare providers that provide gender transition treatment to children and adding violation of the act to the definition of unprofessional conduct for physicians.

Looking ahead

No hearings or votes scheduled.

History

1. 2025
   1. Feb 18Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 31, Nay 9Latest
      • Vote recorded Override. Result: pass.Upper
      • Vote recorded Motion to override veto prevailed. Result: pass.Lower
   2. Feb 18Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 85, Nay 34, Absent 6
   3. Feb 13Vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly; Returned to Senate on Tuesday, February 11, 2025Major
   4. Feb 5Enrolled and presented to Governor on Wednesday, February 5, 2025To Governor
   5. Jan 31Final Action - Passed; Yea 83, Nay 35, Absent 7Major
      • Vote recorded Final Action - Passed. Result: pass.Lower
   6. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Ford Carr
      • Vote recorded Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected. Result: fail.Lower
      • Vote recorded Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected. Result: fail.Lower
      • Vote recorded Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected. Result: fail.Lower
      • Vote recorded Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected. Result: fail.Lower
      • Vote recorded Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected. Result: fail.Lower
      • Vote recorded Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected. Result: fail.Lower
      • Vote recorded Committee of the Whole - Amendment by was rejected. Result: fail.Lower
   7. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Ford Carr was rejected; Yea 31, Nay 85, Absent 9
   8. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Heather Meyer
   9. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Heather Meyer was rejected; Yea 31, Nay 84, Absent 10
   10. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Heather Meyer
   11. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Heather Meyer was rejected; Yea 31, Nay 85, Absent 9
   12. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Jo Ella Hoye
   13. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Jo Ella Hoye was rejected; Yea 29, Nay 83, Absent 13
   14. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Nikki McDonald
   15. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Nikki McDonald was rejected; Yea 29, Nay 84, Absent 12
   16. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Melissa Oropeza
   17. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Melissa Oropeza was rejected; Yea 27, Nay 80, Absent 18
   18. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Susan Ruiz
   19. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Susan Ruiz was rejected; Yea 30, Nay 86, Absent 9
   20. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Rep. Susan Ruiz
   21. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Rep. Susan Ruiz was rejected
   22. Jan 30Committee of the Whole - Be passedMajor
   23. Jan 29Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Public Health and WelfareMinor
       • Vote recorded Emergency Final Action As Amended. Result: pass.Upper
   24. Jan 29Motion to advance to EFA, subject to amendment, debate and roll call.
   25. Jan 29Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adoptedPassed House
   26. Jan 29Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. David Haley
   27. Jan 29Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. David Haley was rejected
   28. Jan 29Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. David Haley
   29. Jan 29Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. David Haley was rejected
   30. Jan 29Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Cindy Holscher
   31. Jan 29Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Cindy Holscher was rejected
   32. Jan 29Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Dinah Sykes
   33. Jan 29Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Dinah Sykes was rejected
   34. Jan 29Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 32, Nay 8Passed Senate
   35. Jan 29Received and IntroducedMinor
   36. Jan 29Referred to Committee of the WholeMinor
   37. Jan 23Referred to Senate Committee on Public Health and WelfareMinor
   38. Jan 22IntroducedIntroduced