Kansas Gov. Kelly Vetoes Bill Curbing Power to Mandate Masks, Vaccine Passports

Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly speaks during at the Kanas Statehouse in Topeka. Kan., on April 21, 2021. John Hanna/AP Photo

Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a bill to limit the power of state health officials to mandate measures for contagious diseases, including face masks and vaccine passports.

Kelly said the bill went beyond COVID-19 and would considerably limit government response to any infectious disease outbreak.