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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill requires healthcare providers to report abortion complications to state health department
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Healthcare providers would be required to report specific physical and psychological abortion complications to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment starting September 1, 2025. The measure details 25 specific conditions that trigger reporting, mandates quarterly public summary reports, and makes failure to report a .
Establishes criminal penalties for medical professionals who fail to submit detailed patient medical and demographic data following the treatment of specified abortion-related conditions.
- The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is the principal state agency responsible for public health oversight and vital statistics reporting. context
- State legislatures across the United States frequently debate bills modifying health reporting requirements and establishing misdemeanor penalties for noncompliance. context
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.
Healthcare providers
Licensed physicians, mid-level practitioners, and behavioral sciences licensees must submit detailed patient complication reports and face misdemeanor penalties for noncompliance.
Patients
Patients treated for abortion complications have their medical, demographic, and treatment data submitted to the state health department, with protections ensuring their identifying information is withheld from federal reports.
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
The department must develop a reporting process, compile quarterly public reports, and submit aggregate data annually to the CDC.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Feb 5, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Feb 5, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
Version history
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Mandatory Medical Reporting Expansion
The bill creates a comprehensive state-level tracking mechanism for 25 distinct physical and psychological conditions associated with abortion procedures.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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