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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Bill Prohibits Abortion, Establishes Severity Level 1 Felonies, and Restricts Fetal Tissue and Tax Exemptions
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in CommitteeSponsors: Brett Fairchild and 4 others
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What This Bill Proposed
This bill prohibits abortion procedures in Kansas, establishes the crimes of unlawful performance of an abortion and unlawful destruction of a fertilized embryo as severity level 1 person felonies, and restricts the use and transfer of fetal tissue. It also amends state statutes to exclude abortion providers and services from various sales tax exemptions, income tax credits, and research grants.
The measure reclassifies performing an abortion or destroying a fertilized embryo as a severity level 1 person felony, alters civil wrongful death and statutes to include unborn children, and removes tax exemptions and credits for healthcare entities and organizations associated with abortion services.
- State legislatures possess broad authority under state constitutions to enact criminal laws and regulate medical practices within their borders. context
- Kansas statutes previously contained various regulations and restrictions on abortion procedures, tax exemptions, and fetal tissue use that are altered or repealed by this bill. 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.
Pregnant individuals
Access to abortion services is prohibited, and legal definitions regarding pregnancy and wrongful death are altered.
Physicians and medical professionals
Performing abortions is classified as a felony subject to professional disciplinary actions and criminal penalties, with specific exceptions for medical emergencies or preserving health.
Healthcare entities and clinics
Facilities lose eligibility for specific sales tax exemptions, tax credits, and grant funding if they perform abortions.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
13 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Mar 17, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Mar 13, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- Mar 5, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Mar 4, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- Feb 19, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
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- Feb 6, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Rereferred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- Jan 28, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Mar 10, 2025HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Rereferred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- Feb 27, 2025HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Feb 18, 2025HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- Jan 15, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 15, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
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Comprehensive Restructuring of Abortion Laws and Tax Exclusions
The bill systematically removes statutory references permitting abortion and simultaneously strips tax-exempt status and tax credits from any healthcare entity or organization associated with abortion services.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 90)
- Controversy95Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz85Current news / social attention level
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