Kansas Advocacy

Welcome to the National Vaccine Information Center Kansas State Team page. This page, along with the email updates you will receive, will help keep you informed of what you can do in your state to help you protect and expand your rights to informed consent to vaccination.

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Action Needed Now

There are no active action alerts at this time, but please check back soon.

Bills to Watch

The following table lists the active bills of interest for all states.

State Bill Number Date Position Title Status
KS SB 315 2023-03-24 SUPPORT Removes restrictive language in the religious belief exemption for vaccines mandated for childcare facilities and school, expands employee exemptions Hearing held in the Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare on 3/21/2023, still pending in committee

Action: Contact Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare Members, your Senator and Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
KS SB 314 2023-03-23 SUPPORT Prohibits the secretary of health from requiring school students & children in daycare or preschool from being required to receive COVID-19 vaccines Recommended passed by the Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare on 3/23/20

Action: Contact your Senator and Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
KS HB 2263 2023-03-23 OPPOSE Authorizes pharmacy technicians to administer flu vaccines to children 6 or older and all other vaccines to children 12 or older Recommended to pass by the Senate Committee on Public Health & Welfare on 3/23/2023 at 8:30 AM in Room 142-S; passed full House as amended 2/23/2023

Action: Contact your Senator, ask them to OPPOSE
KS HB 2390 2023-03-22 SUPPORT Removes the ability of the local health officer or secretary to require isolation & quarantine for individuals who refuse vaccination Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare recommended substitute pass on 3/22/2023

Action: Contact your Senator and Representative, ask them to SUPPORT
KS SB 6 2023-03-01 SUPPORT Restricts authority of Secretary of Health & Environment and local health officials to order vaccination and quarantine during a disease outbreak Received in House & referred to House Committee on Health & Human Services on 3/1/2023; passed the Senate on 2/23/2023

Action: Contact House Committee on Health & Human Services Members & your Representative, ask to SUPPORT
KS SB 20 2023-03-01 SUPPORT Removes restrictive language in the religious belief exemption for vaccines mandated for childcare facilities and school, expands employee exemptions Referred to the Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare on 3/1/2023

Action: Contact Senate Ways and Means Committee Members, your Senator & Representative, ask to SUPPORT
KS HB 2007 2023-01-09 SUPPORT Prohibits Kansas Secretary of Health from requiring COVID-19 vaccine for childcare, preschool, daycare and school Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services on 1/9/2023

Action: Contact House Health & Human Services Committee Members, your Representative & Senator, ask to SUPPORT

Announcements

There are no announcements available at this time, but please check back soon.