Topeka ? A bill sought by anti-abortion activists to strengthen state regulation of abortion clinics has cleared the Legislature with enough support to override a veto from Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.

Such an action is all but certain from Sebelius, a strong supporter of abortion rights who vetoed a similar measure in 2003. She’s said repeatedly that she’s unlikely to sign legislation targeting just abortion clinics, rather than all clinics and doctors’ offices performing minor surgery.

“I’m sure nothing has changed,” Sebelius spokeswoman Nicole Corcoran said Friday. “I would expect the same outcome.”

The Senate approved the bill Friday on a 27-12 vote, giving supporters exactly the two-thirds majority they’d need to override a veto. Of the 30 Republicans, 24 voted “yes.” Of the 10 Democrats, three voted “yes.” Lawrence senators split on the measure. Republican Roger Pine voted yes; Democrat Marci Francisco voted no.

The House approved the measure last week, 87-36, with three more votes than the number required for an override. House members still must consider a single technical change made by a Senate committee.

The measure would require abortion clinics to obtain an annual license from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The bill also would set minimum health and safety standards and require the health department to impose other rules.

Officials with Kansans for Life, the state’s largest anti-abortion group, were elated by the Senate vote. They argue the measure is necessary to protect women’s health and that many abortions occur now under unsafe conditions.

Critics said the measure’s actual goal is to impose burdensome regulations on clinics in hopes of shutting them down or making abortions more expensive.

The question for abortion rights activists was whether they could persuade some Democrats who voted for the measure to vote against overriding a veto out of loyalty to Sebelius, a fellow Democrat.