In the same law, House Substitute for Sena Bill 244, the state is requiring people in government buildings use bathrooms for the gender they were assigned at birth.
Transgender Kansans must now obtain new licenses reflecting their sex assigned at birth, paying a $26 fee. The law survived a legal challenge, with the Kansas Supreme Court declining to hear an appeal in October 2025, allowing the practice to resume briefly before being overridden by this new legislation.
The bathroom law applies to public schools, universities and state offices. Enforcement includes civil lawsuits with damages up to $1,000, misdemeanor charges for repeat violations, and penalties for agencies that fail to enforce the rule.
Kansas Family Voice pushed for the legislation.
Gov. Laura Kelly (D-Kansas) vetoed the measure but a supermajority of Kansas legislators override the veto.
"Biological reality matters on government documents and in bathrooms in government buildings," Brittany Jones, president of Kansas Family Voice, told AFN. "We are no longer going to play into the madness of the gender ideology. In Kansas, we are going to recognize biological reality."
Jones credited the "hundreds, maybe thousands" of Kansas Family Voice supporters that contacted lawmakers about the legislation.
"We are so excited at Kansas Family Voice for this bill to become a law in Kansas and for women's privacy to be respected," said Jones.
Lawsuits are expected. Still, Jones said lawsuits do not scare anyone, adding Attorney Gen. Kris Kobach (R-Kansas) has defended similar laws extremely well in court.
"So, if and when a lawsuit comes, he'll be ready and we'll do everything we can to support him," said Jones.
