MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR

House Bill No. 2465

An Act concerning taxation; relating to adoption expenses; enacting the adoption savings account act; allowing individuals to establish adoption savings accounts with certain financial institutions; providing eligible expenses, requirements and restrictions for such accounts; requiring the secretary of revenue to adopt certain rules and regulations; granting nonexclusive marketing authority to the state treasurer; establishing addition and subtraction modifications for contributions to such accounts under the Kansas income tax act; increasing the income tax credit amount for adoption expenses; relating to pregnancy resource centers and residential maternity facilities; establishing an income, privilege and premium tax credit for contributions to eligible charitable organizations operating pregnancy centers or residential maternity facilities; providing for a sales tax exemption for purchases by pregnancy resource centers and residential maternity facilities; amending K.S.A. 79-32,202a and K.S.A. 2023 Supp. 79-32,117 and 79-3606 and repealing the existing sections.

Message to the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

I do not believe it is appropriate to divert taxpayer dollars to largely unregulated crisis pregnancy centers. These entities are not medical centers and do not promote evidence-based methods to prevent unplanned pregnancies. This bill goes against the wishes of Kansans. On August 2, 2022, Kansas voters overwhelmingly signaled to politicians that they should stop inserting themselves between women and their private medical decisions.

While some continue to meddle in Kansans’ personal lives, I remain committed to upholding the will of Kansas voters.

Therefore, under Article 2, Section 14(a) of the Constitution, I hereby veto House Bill 2465.

Laura Kelly, Governor

Dated April 19, 2024.