Current Version
| Region | Kansas |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | Feb 26, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Under SB 244, trans people are legally prohibited from using bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity in all public buildings. First violation results in a written notice, second violation results in a $1,000 fine, third violation onwards results in a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine. The law also creates the first known bounty provision in the United States which creates a private cause of action against any trans person that uses bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity. "(h) (1) Any individual who, while accessing a multiple-occupancy private space designated for use only by such individual's sex, is aggrieved by the invasion of such individual's personal privacy or is otherwise harmed by a violation of this section by an individual of the opposite sex may bring a cause of action against such individual of the opposite sex. In bringing such action, the individual may seek either actual damages or liquidated damages in the amount of $1,000, as well as declaratory and injunctive relief." This can be interpreted anywhere including private businesses. |
| Sources | https://transitics.substack.com/p/kansas-republicans-override-governors https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-advancing-anti-trans-bill https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb244_enrolled.pdf |
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| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | Feb 26, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Under SB 244, trans people are legally prohibited from using bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity in all public buildings. First violation results in a written notice, second violation results in a $1,000 fine, third violation onwards results in a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine. The law also creates the first known bounty provision in the United States which creates a private cause of action against any trans person that uses bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity. "(h) (1) Any individual who, while accessing a multiple-occupancy private space designated for use only by such individual's sex, is aggrieved by the invasion of such individual's personal privacy or is otherwise harmed by a violation of this section by an individual of the opposite sex may bring a cause of action against such individual of the opposite sex. In bringing such action, the individual may seek either actual damages or liquidated damages in the amount of $1,000, as well as declaratory and injunctive relief." This can be interpreted anywhere including private businesses. |
| Sources | https://transitics.substack.com/p/kansas-republicans-override-governors https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-advancing-anti-trans-bill https://www.kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/documents/sb244_enrolled.pdf |