Kansas lawmakers have issued their first overrides of the 2026 veto session.
Lawmakers overrode two bills related to the state’s Woman’s Right to Know Act: House Bill 2727, allowing plaintiffs to limit recovery with Woman’s Right to Know claims and essentially overriding laws for medical malpractice screening, and HB 2729, saying Kansas Department of Health and Environment needs to provide certain forms and notices to doctors.
Lawmakers also overrode the governor’s vetoes of House Bill 2437, which lets the Secretary of State check state driver’s license records and state voter information against a federal database, and HB 2719, which lets the Legislature designate some regulations as priorities as well as earlier public notice of proposed regulations.
Governor Kelly was busy as well, signing:
*Senate Bill 20, regulating pharmacy benefit managers on matters like drug prices and reimbursement rates
*SB 271, updating the Kansas Children’s Health Insurance Program’s income eligibility requirements
*SB 374, requiring additional consideration for evaluation and treatment with competency processes involving defendants charged with serious crimes
The veto session will likely continue through Friday and may push into Saturday before lawmakers adjourn.
