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HB 2009KANSASSession 2025-2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

Kansas Bill HB 2009 Prohibits Most Abortion Procedures and Establishes Private Civil Enforcement

Original title: AN ACT concerning abortion; prohibiting abortion procedures except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman; providing a private cause of action for civil enforcement of such prohibition; amending K.S.A. 65-2837, 65-6731, 65-67a01, 76-3308 and 79-32,195 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 60-1906, 65-2401, 79-32,182b, 79-32,261 and 79-3606 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 65-4a02, 65-4a03, 65-4a04, 65-4a05, 65-4a06, 65-4a07, 65-4a08, 65-4a09, 65-4a10, 65-4a11, 65-4a12, 65-6702, 65-6703, 65-6704, 65-6705, 65-6707, 65-6709, 65-6710, 65-6711, 65-6712, 65-6714, 65-6715, 65-6721, 65-6722, 65-6724, 65-6725, 65-6726, 65-6741, 65-6743, 65-6744, 65-6745, 65-6746, 65-6747, 65-6748 and 65-6749 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 65-4a01, 65-6701, 65-6708, 65-6716, 65-6723 and 65-6742.

Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in CommitteeSponsors: Brett Fairchild and 5 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Kansas House Bill 2009 makes it unlawful to knowingly perform or induce an abortion except when necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency, and prohibits the provision of s like mifepristone. The measure is enforced exclusively through private civil lawsuits rather than by state or local government officials, allowing individuals to sue providers or anyone aiding and abetting an abortion for statutory damages of at least $10,000 per violation.

Why it matters

Establishes a private right of action for citizens to sue individuals or entities that perform, fund, or facilitate prohibited abortion procedures, setting minimum statutory damages at $10,000 per violation and barring state or local officials from enforcing the restriction.

Background

State legislatures frequently introduce bills regulating abortion procedures and civil liability following judicial shifts in abortion jurisprudence. 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.

Directly affected

pregnant women

Access to abortion procedures within the state is restricted to medical emergencies necessary to save the woman's life, and pregnant women are explicitly exempted from civil liability.

Directly affected

physicians and healthcare providers

Providers face potential private civil lawsuits and statutory damages of at least $10,000 for performing abortions outside of defined medical emergencies or for prescribing abortifacient drugs.

Directly affected

private citizens

Citizens are granted the right to bring private civil enforcement actions against individuals who perform or aid and abet prohibited abortions.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who can enforce the abortion restrictions under this bill?

Violations are enforced exclusively through private civil enforcement actions brought by any person against someone who violates the prohibition or aids and abets a violation. State and local government agencies and prosecutors are barred from taking enforcement action.

Are pregnant women subject to liability or lawsuits under the bill?

No, the measure explicitly states that nothing in the law shall be construed to impose any liability against the woman upon whom an abortion is performed, induced, or attempted.

What are the statutory damages for a violation?

If a plaintiff prevails in a civil enforcement action, the court must award statutory damages in an amount of not less than $10,000 for each abortion performed or aided and abetted, as well as for each violation involving s.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died in committee.

Procedural history

13 actions

Apr 10, 2026House
Died in Committee
Mar 17, 2026House
Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
Mar 13, 2026House
Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
Mar 5, 2026House
Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
Mar 4, 2026House
Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
Feb 19, 2026House
Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services

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Feb 6, 2026House
Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Rereferred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
Jan 28, 2026House
Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
Mar 10, 2025House
Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Rereferred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
Feb 27, 2025House
Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
Feb 18, 2025House
Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
Jan 15, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduced
Jan 15, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services

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