2024 KS Legislative Scorecard

SB233 would have banned healthcare providers from providing “gender transition” treatment to children.

The Senate passed a motion to override the Governor’s veto of SB233 on April 29, 2024, by a vote of 27 to 13. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because no person has a right to harm a child using the pretext of LGBTQ+ ideology. Sex mutilation against minor children violates their “unalienable” right to life and limb, as it absurdly attempts to erase their biological sex with fictional “gender identity” constructs. According to the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, every State has a duty to defend the basic humanity of its citizens, each of whom is born distinctly male or female, and, as the Declaration of Independence affirms, created equally in the image of God.

SCR1609 applies to Congress to “call a convention” under Article V of the U.S. Constitution for the purpose of proposing amendments that would set term limits on members of Congress.

The Senate failed to adopt SCR1609 on March 27, 2024, by a vote of 24 to 15. We have assigned pluses to the nays because term limits conflict with the right of the American people to choose their representatives. Moreover, an Article V constitutional convention (Con-Con) ought to be resisted. Instead of failing to uphold their oath of office and attempting to rewrite the U.S. Constitution, state legislators should act to immediately nullify all unconstitutional federal laws. Whenever the federal government assumes undelegated powers, in violation of the 10th Amendment, nullification of such acts is the proper remedy. Article V was designed to correct potential errors or defects in the Constitution, not to “misconstrue or abuse its powers.” We must use Article VI to enforce the Constitution, rather than use Article V to change it.

SB286 would forbid abortion procedures, except when necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman in a medical emergency.

The Senate failed to withdraw SB286 from committee on March 21, 2024, by a vote of 7 to 26. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because care of human life—not its destruction—is the greatest responsibility of government. Kansas ought to end the practice of abortion entirely and secure the right to life for all persons. The right to life is the most fundamental, God-given, and “unalienable” right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and protected by the Fifth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

SB365 would have amended various provisions of election law, including changing the advance voting ballots deadline, requiring voting to be done by hand, and prohibiting the use of electronic voting systems, poll books, and remote ballot boxes.

The Senate failed to pass SB365 on March 5, 2024, by a vote of 18 to 22. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because this bill helps to reduce the risk of electoral fraud and voter disenfranchisement. Kansas should use its authority under Article I, Section 4, of the U.S. Constitution, as well as the 14th and 26th Amendments, to implement free, fair, and secure elections, thereby ensuring equal protection of “the right of citizens of the United States to vote.”

SB6 removes the authority of public health officials to issue certain orders related to infectious and contagious diseases.

The Senate passed SB6 on February 23, 2023, by a vote of 22 to 18. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because “public health” is not the legitimate object of government. An individual’s non-injurious personal health care decisions should be considered private matters not under federal, state, or local jurisdiction in the United States. Compelling every person to cover their face, quarantine, or be vaccinated—regardless of whether they have an infection or contagious disease and under the guise of “preventive medical treatment”—is not only unscientific, but it violates the fundamental rights of the people protected by the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment.