🐝 SB 535: Lets Kansas correctional agencies and certain private prison operators get a mandatory 3-year certificate that exempts them from state rules on acquiring, possessing, transporting, and using explosives. Storage, recordkeeping, and permitting rules still apply.

🐝 SR 1734: The Kansas Senate officially congratulates Kansas Health Science University’s Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine on its first graduating class, recognizing its role in expanding medical education and addressing physician shortages. The resolution is ceremonial and changes no law or funding.

SB 403: PASS — Passage (105 Yes, 13 No, 6 Absent). Kansas will allow Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever plates starting 7/1/26 and a Delta Waterfowl plate starting 1/1/27. Drivers pay regular fees plus a $25–$100 yearly royalty and must allow limited sharing of certain vehicle record details.

HB 2507: PASS — Passage (37 Yes, 2 No, 1 Absent). The bill removes the requirement that hunters sign migratory waterfowl habitat stamps and lets KDWP raise the stamp fee caps (resident cap to $25; nonresident cap $100–$200). Actual fees would be set later by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks.

SB 435: PASS — Passage (118 Yes, 0 No, 6 Absent). Requires Kansas Police & Fire employers who join KP&F to pay actuarially required contributions for both past and future service; also changes KPERS board vice chair selection and repeals some post‑retirement rules for certain elected officials.

SB 229: PASS — Passage (84 Yes, 35 No, 5 Absent). The bill lets employers run approved supplemental unemployment (SUB) plans that add to state benefits without reducing them. It also caps employer-designated temporary layoffs at eight weeks and adds reporting, rate rules, and oversight.

HB 2540: PASS — Passage (39 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent). The bill removes certain statutory nonforfeiture rules for contingent deferred annuities and lets the Kansas Insurance Commissioner set required nonforfeiture benefits by rule. It affects insurers, annuity buyers, and the Insurance Department.

SB 325: PASS — Passage (105 Yes, 13 No, 6 Absent). The bill makes it illegal in Kansas to use covers, materials, or frames that hide or reduce the visibility or reflectivity of license plates. Drivers using obstructing covers or frames may need to remove them to avoid enforcement.

HB 2413: PASS — Passage (39 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent). The bill makes stealing cattle, horses, or farm equipment a severity level 5 felony and lets authorities seize vehicles, animals, proceeds, and other property tied to those thefts. Co-owned property can be forfeited even if one owner claims no knowledge.

SB 384: PASS — Passage (32 Yes, 7 No, 1 Present). This bill lets districts apply to be public innovative districts by May 1 (instead of Dec. 1) and requires the state to approve or deny within 45 days — otherwise the application is automatically approved. It speeds decisions but raises oversight concerns if deadlines are missed.

SB 340: PASS — Passage (40 Yes, 0 No). Stops Kansas Promise Scholarship money from paying for remedial courses, including remedial work taught alongside credit courses (corequisite). Students who need remediation may face higher costs and colleges may need to change billing.

SB 381: PASS — Passage (26 Yes, 14 No). Students who start 9th grade on or after July 1, 2026 must pass a 100-question civics exam to be certified for high school graduation, and all Kansas K-12 schools must teach about communist and socialist regimes. The State Board will provide materials.

SB 406: PASS — Passage (40 Yes, 0 No). This bill directs the governor and the State Workforce Development Board to approve short-term training programs for federal workforce Pell grants, which could expand Pell access for students and create a state application and appeal process for providers.

SB 515: PASS — Passage (23 Yes, 16 No, 1 Absent). SB 515 lets Kansas students in nonaccredited private K-12 schools take part in activities at nonpublic schools if the activities association and the school's governing body allow it. Students must meet age/eligibility rules, pay usual fees, and get school approval.

HB 2652: PASS — Passage (38 Yes, 0 No, 1 Present, 1 Absent). Requires the appellate clerk to post monthly lists of Kansas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases and petitions for review that remain undecided six months after submission, and to send those lists to legislative and executive leaders.

SB 271: PASS — Passage (119 Yes, 0 No, 5 Absent). SB271 changes who can get Kansas CHIP and how families pay. It keeps eligibility tied to a fixed 2008 poverty level, requires premiums be charged per child, and adds an 8‑month waiting period for some who recently had private coverage.

SB 430: PASS — Passage (101 Yes, 18 No, 5 Absent). Lets licensed physical therapists perform limited capillary (fingerstick) lab tests—like glucose or lactate—during rehab to help guide care. Clinics must hold a federal CLIA waiver, get written patient consent, follow test rules, and can charge for supplies but not bill insurers.

HB 2635: PASS — Passage (31 Yes, 9 No). HB 2635 bars state and local governments from forcing private pregnancy centers to provide or promote abortions, referrals, or abortion drugs, and lets centers sue over violations and recover legal fees.

SB 304: PASS — Passage (40 Yes, 0 No). Kansas will use birth-record data to mail families information about 529, ABLE, and a federal child savings account. The state treasurer will receive limited birth-certificate details to send brochures and web resources; transfers must be secure.

HB 2478: PASS — Passage (38 Yes, 1 No, 1 Absent). The bill clarifies that advanced practice registered nurses and registered nurse anesthetists must be included in criminal-history and fingerprint checks when applying for Kansas nursing licenses. Applicants may face fingerprinting, processing time, and a Board-set fee.

HB 2250: PASS — Passage (39 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent). Expands Kansas law to let first responders and people giving emergency aid use certain expired intranasal opioid reversal drugs (up to 10 years past expiration), while pharmacists and clinicians may not furnish expired doses.

SB 353: PASS — Passage (114 Yes, 4 No, 6 Absent). Creates an official Kansas Railroad Hall of Fame at the Great Plains Transportation Museum in Wichita and a selection committee to honor up to two people a year for contributions to Kansas rail service, manufacturing, or preservation. The committee can run displays, ceremonies, accept donations, and charge fees.

HB 2605: PASS — Passage (39 Yes, 0 No, 1 Absent). Drivers and residents in Phillipsburg will see U.S. 36 marked as the Deputy Sheriff Undersheriff Brandon Gaede Memorial Highway. The Kansas Department of Transportation will install memorial signs; traffic rules and road control do not change.

HB 2433: PASS — Passage (36 Yes, 3 No, 1 Absent). HB 2433 gives state regulators authority over water transfers and stops counties from requiring local permits, fees, or extra conditions for most water appropriations. Counties still control zoning and sanitary rules for home (domestic) wells.

HB 2568: PASS — Passage (23 Yes, 16 No, 1 Absent). The bill lets the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks adopt certain fee rules and change motor vehicle and park fees starting FY2027. Fee increases are capped by the three-year average Midwest CPI, need Commission approval, and must be posted in advance.

HB 2212: PASS — Passage (38 Yes, 2 No). The bill lets the governor make a short, time-limited declaration to bring state resources and coordinate security when very large events strain local capacity. The Legislative Coordinating Council can extend or end the declaration; the tool sunsets July 1, 2027.

HB 2788: PASS — Passage (117 Yes, 1 No, 6 Absent). Moves Kansas' blind vendor program money into the state treasury, creates a temporary oversight task force to review program operations and allow audits, and updates vendor committee election and consultation rules.

HB 2769: PASS — Passage (94 Yes, 25 No, 5 Absent). Appointed voting members of local taxing-area boards must live inside the area when the board can set property taxes or budgets. Cities and counties that create these areas must follow the rule, which mainly affects local appointments.

SCR 1616: FAIL — Amendment (37 Yes, 78 No, 9 Absent). This proposed constitutional amendment would limit yearly increases in taxable assessed value for real property subclasses and residential mobile homes to 3% (or a lower rate set by law), with some exceptions. Voters decide in 2026.

SB 502: Authorizes permanent sports wagering rules by KRGC

HB 2769: Require board members to live in local tax areas

HB 2747: Courts must use DUI comparability factors

HB 2527: Bars work & education release for sex-offender registrants

HB 2527: Bars work & education release for sex-offender registrants

SB 513: Modernize child care subsidies with direct provider payments

HB 2761: Creates state license for speech‑language pathology assistants

HB 2471: Designates Deputy Sam Smith Memorial Highway on I-35

HB 2615: Designates US‑75 segment as Brig Gen George H. Wark memorial

HB 2622: Lowers voter petition threshold for lease votes

HB 2533: Allows OTs to practice across state lines

HB 2099: State conveys specified Leavenworth property to county

SB 415: Links landlord habitability breaches to consumer law

HB 2573: Expands practice privileges for out-of-state CPAs

HB 2542: Name US-56 segment the Bill Tucker Memorial

HB 2587: Allows private psych hospitals to keep emergency med kits

HB 2763: Allows multi-state practice for athletic trainers

SB 438: Schools must annually consider joining free-meal CEP

HB 2760: Creates esthetics interstate licensure compact

SB 454: Increase penalties and training for transnational repression

HB 2647: KDOT can build statewide fiber conduit system

HB 2505: Exempts KDWP precise species locations from KORA

HB 2564: Protects dentists’ choice of claim payment method

HB 2702: Requires PA criminal checks and updates collaboration

HB 2719: Streamlines technical rule changes and priority tracking

HB 2569: Route statewide election-constitutional cases to Shawnee

SB 441: Allows private ABA therapy in schools

HB 2731: Requires DCF and OIG to share fraud-related records

HB 2435: Allows utilities to recover more gas infrastructure costs

HB 2393: Extends court fee surcharge authority to 2030

SCR 1620: Kansas calls U.S. national debt a security threat

HB 2412: Raises penalties for endangering children under six

HB 2372: State allows sheriffs to honor ICE detainers

HB 2237: Authorizes hiring/retention bonuses; raises cap to $10,000

HB 2501: Protects dealers, legalizes suppressors, ups penalties

HB 2606: Clarifies which cases count as CDL convictions

SB 421: Protects student religious & political speech

HB 2603: Prevents local rules on battery-powered security fences

SB 437: Creates task force to design outcomes-based funding

HB 2378: Allows quick sheriff removal of alleged squatters

HB 2562: Allow PTs to certify disability plates/placards

HB 2416: Protects motorsports venues from nuisance lawsuits

HB 2653: Require IDs and job records for inmates before release

HCR 5031: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ratifying the State of Disaster Emergency declaration issued on February 9, 2026, by Governor Laura Kelly in response to the impacts associated with the 2026 FIFA World Cup activities

SB 332: Exclude buyer’s auction fees from sale price

SB 432: Removes dentist 20% in‑office presence rule

SB 465: Adds LLPs to county approval for dairy/swine farms

SB 429: Extend angel investor tax credit through 2031

SB 472: Sets annual insurance/securities fees; ends 10% GF credit

SB 319: Creates property tax rebates when sales show overvaluation

SB 341: Standardizes pay, materials for college courses in high schools

SB 409: Eliminates patient cost-sharing for certain breast imaging

SB 329: Counties must submit single-property appraisals at BOTA

SB 373: Limits police pole cameras to 60 days without a warrant

SCR 1617: Require simple majority for Article V votes

SB 113: Makes extreme speeding a reckless-driving misdemeanor

SB 74: Creates refundable tax credit for gun storage

SCR 1606: Approves Wyandotte County port authority creation

HCR 5008: Legislature gains power to approve or revoke agency rules

SB 290: Funds Quindaro ruins master plan and phase-one work

HB 2511: Let wildlife agency use farm revenue across state lands

HB 2519: Continues limited public-records exemptions

HB 2323 (3rd Reading): Allows insurance commissioner to sue for fraud

HB 2594 (3rd Reading): Expands blackmail law to cover AI sexual images

HB 2518 (3rd Reading): Boosts penalties for secret recording and sharing of minors

HB 2762 (3rd Reading): Defines school authority to include volunteers and contractors

HB 2482 (3rd Reading): State board may pick any provider for readiness exams

HB 2437 (3rd Reading): Adds SAVE database checks to Kansas voter rolls

HB 2320 (3rd Reading): Keeps foster children in same school after placement change

HB 2618 (3rd Reading): State Board must report federal education funding

SB 1: Kansas ends daylight saving time, leaves federal option

HB 2651: Allow later challenges to paternity acknowledgments

HB 2453: Moves Kansas voter deadlines earlier

SB 439: Sets statewide rules for utility-railroad crossings