Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas SB153: Establishing the Kansas paid prenatal personal leave act requiring employers to provide 20 hours of paid prenatal personal leave
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning labor and employment; establishing the Kansas paid prenatal personal leave act; requiring employers to provide paid prenatal personal leave.
From the introduced text, February 3, 2025:
AN ACT concerning labor and employment; establishing the Kansas paid prenatal personal leave act; requiring employers to provide paid prenatal personal leave. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. (a) The provisions of this section shall be known and may be cited as the Kansas paid prenatal personal leave act. (b) On and after January 1, 2026, every employer shall be required to provide to its employees 20 hours of paid prenatal personal leave during the calendar year. Paid prenatal personal leave shall mean leave taken for the healthcare services received by an employee during their pregnancy or related to such pregnancy, including physical examinations, medical procedures, monitoring and testing and discussions with a healthcare provider related to the pregnancy. Paid prenatal personal leave may be taken in hourly increments. Benefits for paid prenatal personal leave shall be paid in hourly installments. Employees shall receive compensation at the employee's regular rate of pay, or the applicable minimum wage, whichever is greater, for the use of paid prenatal personal leave. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require an employer to pay an employee for unused paid prenatal leave upon such employee's termination, resignation, retirement or other separation from employment. (c) An employer may not require the disclosure of confidential information relating to the …
Sponsors
- Patrick Schmidt, Patrick (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Wasinger was adopted
- : Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Wasinger
- : Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- : Hearing: Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 1:30 PM Room 346-S
- : Referred to Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce
- : Introduced
Subjects: Named Acts, Attorney General, Rules and Regulations, Administrative, Labor and Employment
Common questions
- What is SB153?
- SB153 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Establishing the Kansas paid prenatal personal leave act requiring employers to provide 20 hours of paid prenatal personal leave.
- What does SB153 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning labor and employment; establishing the Kansas paid prenatal personal leave act; requiring employers to provide paid prenatal personal leave.
- What is the status of SB153?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB153?
- Patrick Schmidt, Patrick (I).
- Where is the official record for SB153?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/sb153/
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