Medical care for minorsLitigation-setback▾
SB63 was enacted over veto. Douglas County temporarily enjoined the puberty blockers and hormone bans on 15 May 2026 (Loe v. Kansas, DG-2025-CV-000241). The statute is on the books; a court blocked it. Not enforced.
Kansas Legislature (SB63)
MedicaidFederal funding ended (minors)▾
Medicaid doesn't pay for sex-change procedures at any age. A federal CMS rule ends federal Medicaid and CHIP money for puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgery for minors.
42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)
State employeesCovers▾
State-employee health plans pay for sex-change procedures with taxpayer money.
Welcome to Kansas State Employee Health Plan's Website | State Employee Health Plan (sehp.healthbenefitsprogram.ks.gov)
SportsSex-based▾
Girls' sports are protected: state law keeps males out of girls' and women's teams (K -12 and higher education).
HB2238
FacilitiesSex-based (schools + government buildings)▾
Bathrooms and changing rooms in K-12 schools, and government buildings are separated by sex, so males stay out of women's and girls' spaces.
SB244 (2026)
Pronouns and parent noticeNo state law▾
No state law requires schools to tell parents if their child socially transitions at school.
No state law identified (statute review, Oct 2026)
CurriculumNo state law▾
No state law on gender-identity lessons; local school boards decide.
No state law identified (statute review, Oct 2026)
Sex definitionDefined by biology▾
ID markersBirth-certificate sex cannot be▾
Birth-certificate sex cannot be changed; licence sex cannot be changed.
Additionally, the state later enacted SB244
Shield lawNone▾
No shield law.
No shield statute identified
AdultsRestricted (funding)▾
DetransitionUntil age 28▾
PrisonsCase-by-case (prisons); by sex (county jails, SB 228)▾
State prison placement is case by case; 2023 SB 228 requires county jails to house by sex.
KDOC IMPP 10-143D
Pending billsNo active bills▾
No active bills (checked 13 Oct 2026). The 2026 regular session has adjourned (or the legislature does not meet in 2026), so 2025-26 bills are no longer moving. LegiScan search linked.
LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)
LitigationActive▾
Loe v. Kansas: Douglas County temporary injunction 15 May 2026 blocks the puberty-blocker and cross-sex hormone sections; the Attorney General appealed on 15 June 2026.
Kansas district court temporary injunction (15 May 2026)
Key datesDate▾
2026: SB 244 facilities and ID law enacted over veto; Loe v. Kansas appeal pending.
See sections above
Sources
- Kansas Legislature (SB63)
- 42 C.F.R. 441.800–802, 457.476 (91 Fed. Reg. 52406)
- SB63
- Welcome to Kansas State Employee Health Plan's Website | State Employee Health Plan (sehp.healthbenefitsprogram.ks.gov)
- HB2238
- SB244 (2026)
- SB 180
- KDOC IMPP 10-143D
- LegiScan search, checked 13 Oct 2026 (adjourned legislature)
- Kansas district court temporary injunction (15 May 2026)