Kansas laws

If the partner experiences an adverse side effect, the provider wouldn’t be liable.

Questions arise about making Olathe, KCK mayors nonvoting members of board

The Republican-controlled Legislature used tactics to avoid public input and overrode the governor’s veto to pass Senate Bill 244, requiring people in public buildings to use the bathroom that coincides with their biological sex and also mandating driver’s licenses include a person’s biological sex instead of their gender.

The Kansas Supreme Court determined in 2019 that the state’s constitution protects abortion because it protects a woman’s right to personal autonomy.

A new report finds that states with legalized sports betting aren't doing enough to protect people from gambling trouble.

A Douglas County District Court judge ruled that the law may be enforced during an ongoing lawsuit by transgender Kansans and the American Civil Liberties Union.

The change would give law enforcement the option to remove a child from an unsafe home instead of requiring them to do so.

Child welfare advocates say Kansas foster care regulations unintentionally tear families apart. State law forced one family to decide between asking their adopted son to move out when he turned 18 or send four younger boys out of their foster home.

Kansas is among the first wave of states to attempt to pass such a law.

The state joins 21 other states in restricting candy and soda purchases with SNAP dollars