Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB2009: Prohibiting abortion procedures except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman and providing a private cause of action for civil enforcement of such prohibition
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning abortion; prohibiting abortion procedures except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman; providing a private cause of action for civil enforcement of such prohibition; amending K.S.A. 65-2837, 65-6731, 65-67a01, 76-3308 and 79-32,195 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 60-1906, 65-2401, 79-32,182b, 79-32,261 and 79-3606 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A…
From the introduced text, January 15, 2025:
AN ACT concerning abortion; prohibiting abortion procedures except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman; providing a private cause of action for civil enforcement of such prohibition; amending K.S.A. 65-2837, 65-6731, 65-67a01, 76-3308 and 79-32,195 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 60-1906, 65-2401, 79-32,182b, 79-32,261 and 79-3606 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A. 654a02, 65-4a03, 65-4a04, 65-4a05, 65-4a06, 65-4a07, 65-4a08, 65-4a09, 65-4a10, 65-4a11, 65-4a12, 65-6702, 65-6703, 65-6704, 65-6705, 656707, 65-6709, 65-6710, 65-6711, 65-6712, 65-6714, 65-6715, 656721, 65-6722, 65-6724, 65-6725, 65-6726, 65-6741, 65-6743, 656744, 65-6745, 65-6746, 65-6747, 65-6748 and 65-6749 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 65-4a01, 65-6701, 65-6708, 65-6716, 65-6723 and 656742. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: New Section 1. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly perform or induce or attempt to perform or induce an abortion except when necessary to preserve the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency. (b) It shall not be a violation of this section if a physician provides medical treatment to a pregnant woman that results in accidental or unintentional injury to or the death of the unborn child. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the performance or induction of an abortion that is otherwise prohibited by federal or state law. New Sec. 2. It shall be …
Sponsors
- Brett Fairchild (R) · primary sponsor
- Scott Hill, Scott (I)
- Samantha Poetter Parshall, Samantha (I)
- Bill Rhiley (R)
- Kevin Schwertfeger (R)
- Joe Seiwert (R)
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services ; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation ; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services ; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation ; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services ; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation ; Rereferred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services ; Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation ; Rereferred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services ; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
Subjects: Abortion
Common questions
- What is HB2009?
- HB2009 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Prohibiting abortion procedures except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman and providing a private cause of action for civil enforcement of such prohibition.
- What does HB2009 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning abortion; prohibiting abortion procedures except when necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman; providing a private cause of action for civil enforcement of such prohibition; amending K.S.A. 65-2837, 65-6731, 65-67a01, 76-3308 and 79-32,195 and K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 60-1906, 65-2401, 79-32,182b, 79-32,261 and 79-3606 and repealing the existing sections; also repealing K.S.A…
- What is the status of HB2009?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2009?
- Brett Fairchild (R), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2009?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2009/
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