Kansas lawmakers just closed the books on what Brittany Jones, president of Kansas Family Voice, calls one of the most intense legislative sessions her organization has ever experienced.
In a single session, the Kansas legislature overrode the governor's vetoes on nine pro-family bills — a run of victories covering women's privacy, abortion accountability, church protections, and more. Recorded live at SoConCon 2026, this episode of The Family Policy Alliance Report features guest host Grace Youngson in conversation with Jones, who took the helm of Kansas Family Voice less than a year ago and walked straight into one of the busiest sessions in the organization's history.
Watch the full conversation below, or read on for the stories behind the headlines.
The Women's Privacy Act: A Decade in the Making
One of the session's most closely watched wins was the Kansas Women's Privacy Act, which restricts restrooms and other government facilities based on biological sex. Kansas Family Voice had pushed similar legislation for ten years before this session finally moved it into law.
Jones says the bill wasn't drafted in a vacuum. Lawmakers had spent years hearing directly from Kansas families — including accounts of young girls sharing school restrooms and locker rooms with biological males, sometimes starting in early elementary school. Those stories, Jones says, are what finally pushed a supermajority of the legislature to override the governor's veto and get the bill signed into law by the end of February.
The law is currently in effect and has not been blocked by the courts.
Holding Abortion Providers Accountable for Informed Consent
Kansas also strengthened its informed consent law for abortion providers this session. Under the update, women now have a clear legal pathway to hold providers accountable if they aren't given required information before an abortion — closing a gap left after a state court blocked the law from being enforced directly against providers.
Jones points to testimony from Kansas women — some in their fifties and sixties — who have spoken in court about abortions they had years before the informed consent law existed, and how more information and time might have changed their decision. The update also builds on the state's existing 24-hour waiting period and its earlier law against abortion coercion.
Alongside the informed consent update, lawmakers passed the CARES Act, protecting pregnancy resource centers from government discrimination, and new penalties for disrupting church services.
Why "Just Parent Your Kids" Isn't Enough
Not every fight ended in a win. The App Store Accountability Act — legislation aimed at giving parents more control over what their kids can access online — passed the Kansas Senate with bipartisan support but stalled in the House after opposition from major technology companies.
Jones pushes back on the idea that the issue can be solved by parents alone. Families, she argues, are up against a trillion-dollar technology industry with far more resources and reach than any individual parent. She points to a related law out of Texas, upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, as a sign the legal path forward is open — and says Kansas Family Voice plans to bring the bill back next session.
For more on why this legislation matters, read more from Melissa McKay, a senior fellow with Family Policy Alliance and author of the App Store Accountability Act, or watch her full podcast episode on the App Store Accountability Act.
A Supreme Court Win for Girls' Sports
The conversation closes on a major national win: a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding state laws that keep girls' sports competitions limited to biological females. Jones helped lead an amicus brief in the case, ultimately signed by 38 state-based Family Policy Councils (FPCs) and more than 200 female legislators from across the country.
Jones says the brief drew heavily on firsthand stories from female legislators and athletes — including accounts of Kansas girls who felt they couldn't speak up about competing against male athletes for fear of losing their scholarships. She sees the ruling as a turning point that reaches beyond athletics, into broader questions of privacy, dignity, and free speech for women.
Why This Matters Beyond Kansas
Nine veto overrides make for a striking headline. But as Jones tells it, the real story is in what drove each vote — the families, students, and legislators who pushed these issues forward, often for years, before they became law.
Kansas Family Voice is one of dozens of Family Policy Alliance's state-level FPCs working on similar issues across the country. As Jones and Youngson discuss, state legislatures are often where these battles are decided first — long before they reach a courtroom or make national news.
If you'd like to get involved where you live, you can find the FPC in your state.
Watch the full conversation to hear Brittany Jones's complete account of Kansas's legislative session, and what she says is coming next before the next election.
Related Reading
- Last Year's Conversation with Brittany Jones — Before She Took the Helm of Kansas Family Voice
- Kansas GOP Primary & the Fight for Governor: A Conversation with Brittany Jones
- App Store Accountability Puts Burden of Responsibility Back Where It Belongs — on Tech Companies — Melissa McKay
- Podcast: The App Store Accountability Act, with Melissa McKay
- Learn more: Kansas Family Voice