Executive Summary
This report provides information about Kansas S.B. 244, a state law enacted in 2026 that imposes restrictions on the use of restrooms in public buildings and invalidates state driver’s licenses and birth certificates that display gender identity rather than sex assigned at birth.
In this report, we discuss populations impacted by the law and some of its policy ramifications.
Key Findings
- There are nearly 30,000 people aged 13 and older who identify as transgender and live in Kansas.
- An estimated 3,300 transgender adults living in Kansas are likely affected by the driver’s license portion of S.B. 244.
- Approximately 3,100 transgender adults born in Kansas are likely affected by the birth certificate portion of the law.
- S.B. 244 is likely to exacerbate barriers to voting for transgender people in Kansas.
- Kansas has a law requiring photo ID for voting.
- Prior to the enactment of S.B. 244, we estimate at least 8,400 people did not have an ID with their correct name and gender on it.
- S.B. 244 is likely to increase the number of people who do not possess an ID that matches their name, gender, and appearance.
- The law’s restroom restrictions have the potential to affect any transgender person physically present in Kansas.