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Kansas Enforces Sex-at-Birth ID Law, Invalidates Transgender Residents’ Licenses and Birth Certificates

State agencies ordered affected people to surrender IDs immediately at their own expense under a statute with no grace period, as civil-rights groups prepared a legal challenge.

Transgender rights activists gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
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Overview

  • The law took effect upon publication in the Kansas Register on Thursday, rendering IDs and birth certificates invalid if their markers do not match sex assigned at birth.
  • Kansas’ Division of Vehicles sent letters directing recipients to surrender current licenses for reissuance reflecting sex at birth, with roughly 1,500 records identified so far.
  • The health department said more than 1,800 amended birth certificates will be reissued after manual review because prior system records do not track why the sex field was changed.
  • Driving with an invalidated license is a class B misdemeanor carrying up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, and filing an appeal does not preserve driving authority, according to the notice.
  • The statute also restricts restroom and locker-room access in government buildings based on sex at birth and creates a private right to sue with at least $1,000 in damages, and the ACLU said it expects to file suit by Friday.