Kansas Legislature

State Rep. Stephanie Byers has endured a session in which Republicans tried to pass bills curbing rights of trans kids and a fellow lawmaker complained about sharing a restroom with her.

Kansas House lawmakers failed to override a veto from the governor, spelling the end for a ban on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports.

Senators voted to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto, meaning the ban only needs a House override vote to become law.

Sports gambling would be coming to Kansas casinos and online apps under a bill the Kansas House overwhelmingly approved.

The bill would legalize the prescription of off-label COVID medications like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, and mandate child care facilities and K-12 public schools to accept — without inquiry or scrutiny — the religious objection of parents or guardians to vaccination of their children.

The change could threaten state environmental regulations that business groups want thrown out.

Supporters of the bill say this will prevent “policing for profit” while making the system easier to navigate.

The plan, known as the parents' bill of rights, would let parents object to materials being taught in Kansas classrooms or held in school libraries.

Kansas nearly passed legislation last year that would have legalized cannabis for medical use. If it does so this year, it may be available by early 2024.

A bill proposed Monday by Overland Park lawmaker Cindy Holscher would ban people from owning and manufacturing 3D guns in Kansas, or guns without serial numbers. Holscher's son attends Olathe East High School, where this type of "ghost gun" was used to shoot a school officer and assistant principal.