SB 244

Feb 18, 2026 · House · Veto Override

Outcome: passed

Yea: 87

Nay: 37

Absent: 1

AFL-CIO Key Vote: OPPOSE

Bathroom Ban Criminalizes Transgender Workers in Public Buildings

This bill restricts restroom and locker room access in all public buildings based on sex assigned at birth, imposing fines and criminal misdemeanor charges on workers who don't comply. It directly affects transgender public employees — including teachers, state workers, and municipal employees — by threatening them with arrest for using workplace restrooms. The law also forces changes to driver's licenses and birth certificates, disrupting identity documents workers need for employment verification, and redefines "gender" across all Kansas law in ways that could weaken workplace discrimination protections.

Vote Weight: 5x

Yea (87)

Name	Party	District
Adam Smith	R	120
Adam Turk	R	117
Allen Reavis	R	63
Angela Stiens	R	39
Angelina Roeser	R	67
Avery Anderson	R	72
Barb Wasinger	R	111
Bill Rhiley	R	80
Bill Sutton	R	43
Blake Carpenter	R	81
Bob Lewis	R	123
Bradley Barrett	R	76
Brett Fairchild	R	113
Brian Bergkamp	R	93
Carl Turner	R	28
Carolyn Caiharr	R	33
Charlotte Esau	R	14
Chip VanHouden	R	26
Chris Croft	R	8
Chuck Smith	R	3
Clarke Sanders	R	69
Courtney Sappington	R	5
Cyndi Howerton	R	98
Dale Helwig	R	1
Dan Goddard	R	7
Daniel Hawkins	R	100
David Buehler	R	40
Dawn Wolf	R	107
Doug Blex	R	12
Duane Droge	R	13
Emil Bergquist	R	91
Francis Awerkamp	R	61
Fred Gardner	R	9
Gary White	R	115
Greg Wilson	R	70
Jason W. Goetz	R	119
Jesse Borjon	R	52
Jill Ward	R	105
Jim Minnix	R	118
Joe Seiwert	R	101
John Resman	R	121
Ken Corbet	R	54
Kenneth Collins	R	2
Ken Rahjes	R	110
Kevin Schwertfeger	R	114
Kristey Williams	R	77
Kyle Hoffman	R	116
Kyle McNorton	R	50
Kyler Sweely	R	102
Lance W. Neelly	R	42
Laura Williams	R	30
Lauren Bohi	R	15
Leah Howell	R	82
Leo Delperdang	R	94
Lewis "Bill" Bloom	R	64
Lisa M. Moser	R	106
Lon Pishny	R	122
Marty Long	R	124
Megan Steele	R	51
Mike King	R	74
Nathan Butler	R	68
Nick Hoheisel	R	97
Pat Proctor	R	41
Paul Waggoner	R	104
Rebecca Schmoe	R	59
Rick James	R	4
Rick Wilborn	R	73
Robyn R. Essex	R	78
Ronald Ellis	R	47
Ron Bryce	R	11
Samantha Poetter Parshall	R	6
Sandy Pickert	R	88
Sean Tarwater	R	27
Sean Willcott	R	62
Shannon Francis	R	125
Shawn Chauncey	R	65
Sherri Brantley	R	112
Steve Brunk	R	85
Steve Huebert	R	90
Steven K. Howe	R	71
Susan Estes	R	87
Susan Humphries	R	99
Timothy Johnson	R	38
Tom Kessler	R	96
Troy Waymaster	R	109
Webster T. Roth	R	79
Will Carpenter	R	75

Nay (37)

Name	Party	District
Abi Boatman	D	86
Alexis Simmons	D	58
Angela Martinez	D	103
Barbara Ballard	D	44
Brandon Woodard	D	108
Brooklynne Mosley	D	46
Cindy Neighbor	D	18
Dan Osman	D	48
Ford Carr	D	84
Heather Meyer	D	29
Henry Helgerson	D	83
Jarrod Ousley	D	24
Jerry Stogsdill	D	21
Jo Ella Hoye	D	17
John Alcala	D	57
John Carmichael	D	92
KC Ohaebosim	D	89
Kirk Haskins	D	53
Linda Featherston	D	16
Lindsay Vaughn	D	22
Louis Ruiz	D	31
Lynn Melton	D	36
Mari-Lynn Poskin	D	20
Mark Schreiber	R	60
Melissa Oropeza	D	37
Mike Amyx	D	45
Nikki McDonald	D	49
Pam Curtis	D	32
Rui Xu	D	25
Stephanie Sawyer Clayton	D	19
Susan Ruiz	D	23
Suzanne Wikle	D	10
Sydney Carlin	D	66
Tobias Schlingensiepen	D	55
Tom Sawyer	D	95
Virgil Weigel	D	56
Wanda Brownlee Paige	D	35

Absent (1)

Name	Party	District
Valdenia Winn	D	34