Kansas House Bills

recognizing and honoring Thomas Day.

Honoring and supporting United States veterans who served in Honduras between 1981 and 1992.

Providing for a session of the House of Representatives to hear a message from Ambassador Alexander Tah-ray Yui.

Commemorating the life and service of Representative Harold Lane.

Commemorating the life and service of Representative Melody McCray-Miller.

Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan.

Providing for the adjournment of the House of Representatives and the Senate for a period of time.

Requiring the clerk of the appellate courts to publish monthly a list of cases of the supreme court and court of appeals in which a decision has not been entered and filed within six months of submission and a list of cases in which a petition for review has not been granted or denied within six months of submission.

Authorizing the Kansas department of transportation to establish a statewide conduit system for fiber optic transmissions of broadband connections.

Expanding veterans preference in government employment to include current members of the national guard and such members' eligible spouses.

Designating a portion of United States highway 75 as the Brig Gen George H Wark memorial highway, a portion of United States highway 56 as the Bill Tucker memorial highway and redesignating a current portion of the purple heart/combat wounded veterans highway for United States highway 75.

Expanding the Kansas tort claims act to include child placement agencies that contract with the secretary for children and families.

Senate Substitute for HB 2501 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Providing for immunity from civil liability to federal firearms licensees for returning a firearm to the firearm owner at the termination of a firearm hold agreement, removing the criminal prohibition against firearm suppressors and shotgun barrel length qualification requirements and providing enhanced penalties for certain felonies committed while using a firearm suppressor or short-barrel shotgun.

During the period of the FIFA 2026 world cup, prohibiting certain limitations by municipalities on short-term rental or vacation properties and requiring timely rental permit processing, modifying the definition of transient guest for transient guest tax purposes and authorizing expanded sales of alcoholic beverages by cities and counties.

Extending the number of years that tax credits may be issued or earned for contributions to graduates of aerospace and aviation-related educational programs and employers of program graduates, the tax credits for contributions to the Eisenhower foundation and friends of cedar crest association and the sunset for the angel investor tax credit and providing for a minimum amount of such credits for investments in counties with a population of 50,000 or fewer.

Establishing the save Kansas act, authorizing the use of additional resources for verifying voter registration records, imposing restrictions on websites that can accept and transmit voter registration applications, removing individuals disqualified for voting from such records and providing an open records request exemption for certain information related to such records.

Senate Substitute for HB 2402 by Committee on Education - Requiring eligible boards of education to consider participation in the community eligibility provision, providing a financial hardship exception to such participation, requiring the state department of education to assist school districts seeking such participation, extending the application deadline for authorization to operate as a public innovative district from December 1 to May 1 and deeming such applications approved if not approved or denied within 45 days of submission.

Senate Substitute for HB 2372 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the crime of unlawful approach of a first responder and providing penalties therefore, requiring traffic laws that apply to local and state law enforcement to apply to federal law enforcement; including federal law enforcement in the definitions used in the crime of interference with law enforcement; including buildings owned by the United States in the crime of interference with the conduct of public business of public buildings; including enforcement of federal laws and executive orders in the exceptions from liability in the tort claims act, relating to the enforcement of detainers issued by the United States immigration and customs enforcement by a county sheriff operating a county jail; requiring municipal insurance pools to provide coverage of law enforcement agencies enforcing federal law; requiring the state to pay certain judgements in federal civil actions and provide legal representation by the attorney general, exempting section 287(g) federal immigration agreements from certain provisions of the interlocal cooperation act.

Permitting beekeepers who meet certain requirements to sell packaged honey and honeycombs without holding a food establishment or food processing plant license under the Kansas food, drug and cosmetic act.

Providing cities the authority to allow the driving of golf carts upon sidewalks and permitting local authorities with jurisdiction over city residence districts to reduce the maximum speed limit from 30 miles per hour to 25 miles per hour without an engineering and traffic investigation.

Senate Substitute for HB 2004 by Committee on Government Efficiency - .Requiring the secretary for children and families and the office of inspector general to exchange information and documents related to cash assistance, childcare assistance and food assistance fraud investigations and requiring the secretary for children and families and the secretary of health and environment to execute a memorandum of understanding or other written data-sharing instrument upon written request of the United States department of agriculture or the United States department of health and human services and comply with data requests from such federal agencies.

Recognizing and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Jayhawk Theatre.

Commemorating the life and service of Representative John Resman.

Recognizing and honoring SparkWheel for its outstanding service on Kansas youth and families.

Recognizing Real Men Real Leaders for its dedication and work in providing Kansas youth with leadership education and opportunities.

Providing for the assignment of seats in the House of Representatives for the 2026 legislative session.

Congratulating Stryten Energy on the 50th anniversary of its battery manufacturing facility in Salina.

Commemorating the life and service of Representative Robert Tomlinson.

Commending Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve and acknowledging the patriotic commitment of all Kansas employers who support their employees serving in the National Guard and Reserve.

Making application to the congress of the United States to call a convention of the states to establish term limits for members of congress.

Approving the gaming compact with the Wyandotte Nation.

Ratifying and providing for the continuation of the state of disaster emergency declaration issued on February 24, 2026, for certain counties.

Commemorating the life and career of Representative Billie Ray McCreary.

Requiring hospitals to screen all patients for eligibility for such hospital's financial assistance program or charity care policy.

Decreasing the minimum age requirement from age seven to six for compulsory school attendance of students.

Requiring landlords to comply with a default maintenance code if the rental property is in a city or county that has not adopted a maintenance code.

Recognizing February 6, 2026, as Ronald Reagan Day.

Honoring Kansas District Optimist for its commitment to hope, positive thinking and action.

Commemorating Kansas Young Professionals Day.

Recognizing February 5, 2026, as Wear Red Day in the Kansas legislature.

Congratulating and commending the members of the 2026 Kansas Teacher of the Year team.

Providing for the assignment of seats in the House of Representatives for the 2026 legislative session.

Providing for the organization of the House of Representatives for the 2026 session of the Legislature.

Providing for joint sessions of the Senate and the House of Representatives for the purposes of hearing messages from the Governor and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Informing the Governor that the two houses of the Legislature are organized and ready to receive communications during the 2026 session.

Recognizing March 29, 2025, as Vietnam War Veterans Day.

Approving an amendment to the gaming compact with the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska concerning sports wagering.

Providing for the adjournment of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 5 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to require individuals to be citizens of the United States, at least 18 years of age and a resident of the voting area in which such person seeks to vote in order to vote in this state.

Requiring any person who solicits a fee for filing or retrieving certain documents from the federal government, the state, a state agency or a local government to give certain notices to consumers and providing that violation of such requirements is a deceptive act or practice subject to penalties under the Kansas consumer protection act.

Senate Substitute for Substitute for HB 2060 by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics - Providing for the treatment of the reimbursement for expenses incurred for travel and activities in attending conferences or events by certain specified nonprofit organizations and discounted or free access to entertainment, sporting events or other activities.

Senate Substitute for HB 2056- Requiring specific intent as an element of the crime of false representation of an election official; requiring that any person nominated for an elected office accept such nomination by signing a notarized statement of acceptance and restricting the number of nominations a person may accept to one nomination per election cycle.

Denouncing the planned satanic worship ritual scheduled to take place on March 28, 2025.

Supporting Irish-Kansas trade partnership.

Recognizing the 40th year of operation at Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station.

Recognizing March 13, 2025, as Mental Health Advocacy Day at the Capitol.

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the State Government Affairs Council.

Recognizing August 22 as Antique Tractor Preservation Day.

Strengthening the sister-state ties between the State of Kansas and Taiwan.

Honoring Michael Young for his outstanding work and contribution to our state as a talented artist and proud Kansas native.