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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Legislature Prohibits Medical Mandates and Enacts the Kansas Medical Freedom Act
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died on Calendar
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas bans governmental entities, schools, private businesses, and event venues from requiring s or denying services based on an individual's medical choices. The law prohibits job mandates, requires the Attorney General to investigate complaints within 60 calendar days, and authorizes civil penalties up to $50,000 for violations.
Prohibits employers, schools, and government agencies from mandating vaccines, tests, masks, or other medical treatments as a condition of employment, education, or access to public services, while establishing financial penalties for non-compliance.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Private Entities
Prohibited from requiring medical interventions for employment or service access, and subject to civil penalties and attorney general investigations for violations.
Governmental Entities
Barred from requiring medical interventions for government services, licenses, public buildings, and employment, and subject to investigations and penalties.
Schools
Cannot require medical interventions for student or participant entry and face potential civil penalties for non-compliance.
Employees and Individuals
Granted the right to refuse medical interventions without facing denial of services, employment, education, or venue access.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied on Calendar
- Mar 17, 2026SenateFloorCommittee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by
- Mar 13, 2026SenateHearing: Friday, March 13, 2026, 8:30 AM — Room 142-S
- Mar 3, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 2, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy90Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz65Current news / social attention level
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