🐝🐝🐝 SCR 1624: Proposes a constitutional amendment to create a protected “Freedom from Taxes Fund” that would use investment interest to phase out motor vehicle property taxes/fees, certain state property taxes, and state income/privilege taxes. A temporary board would review sales/use tax exemptions to seed the fund.

🐝🐝 SB 528: The bill makes cities and towns running self-funded medical and prescription plans hold bigger, separate reserves and prove they can cover large annual claims. Pools must meet a minimum reserve (20% of claims or $4M), certify funding, and file more reports.

🐝🐝 SB 526: SB 526 narrows who can get Kansas sales tax breaks for data centers: only those on land zoned industrial or manufacturing by July 1, 2025 (where zoning existed) qualify. This may limit where developers build and affect local planning.

🐝 SB 527: Leavenworth County will receive certain state-owned land in the Town of Delaware at no cost. The county must pay all conveyance costs and the attorney general must approve the quitclaim deed before the transfer.

🐝🐝🐝 HCR 5034: Creates a protected state fund that could end motor vehicle property taxes, certain state property taxes, and state income/privilege taxes if interest earnings can replace lost revenue. The fund is built by ending some sales/use tax exemptions and uses a temporary review board.

🐝🐝 HB 2791: Bettors would pay a new 3% tax on all sports wagers in Kansas. Revenue goes to a public education fund for K-12 and the statewide school property tax levy drops by 1.5 mills for the 2026–27 school year.

🐝🐝 HB 2790: HB 2790 directs the State Treasurer to use birth records to mail parents information about three savings options: a federal child account, 529 college savings, and ABLE disability savings. It does not create accounts or require enrollment.

🐝🐝 HB 2792: Drivers may not use handheld phones in school zones during reduced-speed times or in construction zones when workers are present. Hands-free and emergency uses are allowed; officers must issue warnings until July 1, 2027, then a $60 fine applies.

HB 2767: PASS (115 Yes, 3 No, 6 Absent). Creates a 15-member Kansas Military Affairs Commission in the governor’s office to advise on protecting and growing military missions, coordinate with installations and communities, and support military families. No funding is included.

SB 33: PASS (107 Yes, 11 No, 6 Absent). Starting Jan. 1, 2028, half of countywide retailers’ sales tax will be split using each city’s and county’s assessed property valuation instead of prior-year property tax levies. Cities and counties may gain or lose shares of existing tax revenue.

HR 6033: PASS (99 Yes, 20 No, 5 Absent). Approves a gaming compact between Kansas and the Wyandotte Nation, clearing a legislative step that may allow tribal gaming arrangements to proceed. The resolution also directs that a copy be sent to the Governor, Secretary of State, and the Wyandotte chair.

HB 2712: PASS (108 Yes, 11 No, 5 Absent). Gives counties more power to add special-purpose sales taxes up to 2% while new city and county special-purpose taxes must end after 10 years. Adds ballot disclosure and rules on whether revenue is shared with cities or kept by the county.

SB 299: PASS (87 Yes, 32 No, 5 Absent). Makes the Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission’s meetings and records public and limits closed sessions to sensitive financial or official background-check details. Names and cities of nominees must be disclosed, while some applicant info can stay private.

SB 335: PASS (84 Yes, 34 No, 6 Absent). SB335 requires public construction contracts to include a mutual waiver of consequential damages, limiting what owners and contractors can claim for downstream losses (like lost rent, revenue, or office costs). It may change bids and dispute outcomes.

HCR 5022: PASS (30 Yes, 8 No, 2 Absent). Kansas asks Congress to call a national convention to propose a constitutional amendment setting term limits for U.S. House and Senate members. The resolution also says how Kansas would pick delegates and directs the Secretary of State to send copies to officials.

SB 497: PASS (33 Yes, 5 No, 2 Absent). Kansans who possess, sell, or make kratom products could face criminal penalties under SB 497, which adds mitragynine and 7‑hydroxymitragynine to Schedule I. The bill also reenacts broad THC/isomer language that may affect delta‑8 depending on hemp exceptions.

SB 439: PASS (33 Yes, 5 No, 2 Absent). Creates a statewide process for how utilities cross or run alongside railroad rights-of-way. It sets notice deadlines, a $1,250 standard fee outside public rights-of-way, emergency rules, and an SCC dispute process starting July 1, 2026.

SB 394: PASS (26 Yes, 11 No, 1 Present, 2 Absent). SB394 adds signature blocks and a perjury warning to advance (mail) ballot envelopes, and requires the secretary of state to end Kansas state-authorized mail voting if a final court order invalidates the state's signature-check rule, leaving only federal-required mail voting.

HB 2299: PASS (32 Yes, 4 No, 2 Present, 2 Absent). Stops students from using personal phones during the school day and bars staff from privately messaging students on social media for official school business. Schools must adopt policies, allow narrow IEP/medical exceptions, and certify compliance to the State Board.

SB 382: PASS (38 Yes, 0 No, 2 Absent). SB382 lets full-time virtual students take required statewide tests online under set safeguards like live virtual proctors, camera monitoring, and lockdown browser software. It also expands who counts as a special teacher so districts can claim state aid for contracted special education services.

SB 363: PASS (25 Yes, 12 No, 1 Present, 2 Absent). SB 363 requires Kansas agencies to match data and verify income and eligibility before enrolling people in Medicaid and food benefits. It shortens retroactive Medicaid to two months, ends coverage on confirmed death, and expands SNAP work rules to age 64.

HB 2332: PASS (36 Yes, 2 No, 2 Absent). Creates official seals for the Kansas House and Senate, names who keeps them, and sets rules for use — allowing limited member use on official communications but banning campaign use. Takes effect on publication; minimal fiscal impact.

SB 361: PASS (38 Yes, 0 No, 2 Absent). Foreign exchange students who live with a Kansas host family can enroll in that host family’s school district as resident students and will not enter the nonresident open-seat lottery. This affects exchange students, host families, districts, and other nonresident applicants.

SB 452: PASS (31 Yes, 7 No, 2 Absent). Creates a new misdemeanor for knowingly approaching within 25 feet of a first responder after a warning; adds certain federal law officers and vehicles to Kansas protections and clarifies state immunity when enforcing federal law.

SB 335: PASS (78 Yes, 34 No, 12 Absent). SB335 requires public construction contracts to include a mutual waiver of consequential damages, limiting what owners and contractors can claim for downstream losses (like lost rent, revenue, or office costs). It may change bids and dispute outcomes.

SB 452: FAIL (8 Yes, 30 No, 2 Absent). Creates a new misdemeanor for knowingly approaching within 25 feet of a first responder after a warning; adds certain federal law officers and vehicles to Kansas protections and clarifies state immunity when enforcing federal law.

HB 2513: PASS (118 Yes, 1 No, 5 Absent). One-time payments of $6,346.91 will go to specific claimants for property loss or damage at Kansas correctional facilities and the State Historical Society. Payments come from designated State General Fund accounts and require signed releases before payout.

HB 2644: PASS (119 Yes, 0 No, 5 Absent). If your property valuation was reduced on appeal, county appraisers must monitor it for up to five years (two years for certain older commercial cases). If value rises more than 5% year-to-year, the appraiser must adjust the value or order an independent appraisal.

HB 2427: PASS (85 Yes, 34 No, 5 Absent). Creates two legislative fiscal auditors with broad access to state accounting systems (including SHARP and SMART) to spot waste, fraud, and misused funds and deliver annual reports to budget leaders. Costs and cybersecurity rules are not specified.

SB 315: PASS (21 Yes, 19 No). This bill sets Kansas FY2027 spending across many agencies, funds programs like domestic violence grants and behavioral health, adds fees and transfers (including a $10 vehicle fee), limits some abortion-related contracts, and changes economic development financing.

SB 497: FAIL (9 Yes, 30 No, 1 Absent). Kansans who possess, sell, or make kratom products could face criminal penalties under SB 497, which adds mitragynine and 7‑hydroxymitragynine to Schedule I. The bill also reenacts broad THC/isomer language that may affect delta‑8 depending on hemp exceptions.

SB 497: FAIL (7 Yes, 32 No, 1 Absent). Kansans who possess, sell, or make kratom products could face criminal penalties under SB 497, which adds mitragynine and 7‑hydroxymitragynine to Schedule I. The bill also reenacts broad THC/isomer language that may affect delta‑8 depending on hemp exceptions.

HB 2568 (bill be passed as amended): 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.

SB 335 (bill be passed): SB335 requires public construction contracts to include a mutual waiver of consequential damages, limiting what owners and contractors can claim for downstream losses (like lost rent, revenue, or office costs). It may change bids and dispute outcomes.

SR 1728: Approves the gaming compact between the Wyandotte Nation and Kansas, a key step toward letting tribal gaming under the agreed deal take effect. The resolution sends copies to state leaders; fiscal and operational effects depend on the compact’s terms.

HB 2299 (substitute bill be passed): Stops students from using personal phones during the school day and bars staff from privately messaging students on social media for official school business. Schools must adopt policies, allow narrow IEP/medical exceptions, and certify compliance to the State Board.

HB 2635 (bill be passed): 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 412 (bill be passed as amended): Conservators must notify banks and other asset-holders within 15 days after a court order directs handling or safekeeping of a conservatee’s assets. The change aims to speed up protections and reduce confusion about who controls estate property.

SB 39 (bill be passed as amended): The bill lets Kansas recognize U.S. gold and silver coins (and some bullion) as legal tender and allows taxpayers to subtract gains from selling that "specie" on state income tax returns, with an exception for taxable retirement distributions.

SB 410 (bill be passed as amended): The bill requires earned wage access companies in Kansas to follow the state's financial information security rules, raising protections for customers' personal and financial data and increasing compliance duties for providers.

SB 300 (bill be passed as amended): Stops Kansas state agencies from acting as receivers for tech-enabled fiduciary financial institutions that become insolvent or declare bankruptcy, shifting failures to bankruptcy or other non-state resolution processes.

SB 331 (bill be passed as amended): This bill repeals a Kansas rule about paying checks or notes that fall due on Saturday afternoons or holidays, leaving timing to general commercial law and contracts. Banks and people who use checks may only need a quick policy or form check.

SB 327 (bill be passed): This bill lets the Bethell joint committee on home and community-based services and KanCare hold its required January and April meetings outside the legislature’s regular session. It does not change the committee’s duties, reports, or quorum.

SB 271 (bill be passed as amended): 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.

HB 2785: Expands and tightens rules for donating unused medicines so low-income Kansans can get them at clinics and pharmacies. Requires Board registration, reporting, recordkeeping, and sets a $20 handling fee cap while excluding Medicaid/CHIP‑purchased drugs and controlled substances.

HB 2551: The bill requires pharmacy services administrative organizations (called PSAOs) that negotiate for independent pharmacies to get a Kansas license, disclose ownership and contract details, share payment info, limit some buying rules, and face fines for violations.

HB 2244: The bill bars the Kansas Board of Pharmacy from restricting telepharmacy based on population, distance, or network adequacy and reorganizes the board’s appointments starting in 2026.

SB 360: SB360 limits what pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) can charge, sets clear rules for pharmacy audits, and requires rebate and pricing reporting. It aims to protect pharmacies and reduce patient point-of-sale costs while increasing state oversight.

HB 2100: Licensed pharmacists could begin HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for people who may have been exposed, giving faster access and required counseling. The State Board of Pharmacy must issue a statewide protocol and adopt rules by Jan. 1, 2026.

HB 2157: This bill lets Kansas pharmacists provide point-of-care COVID-19 testing and start treatment under a statewide protocol, increasing access and speeding care. It keeps training, recordkeeping, referral rules, and Board oversight in place.

SB 431: Lets Kansas pharmacies hire pharmacists, interns, and technicians to work remotely under rules for notice, records, secure employer devices, supervision limits, and training. Affects pharmacies, workers, patients, and the Board of Pharmacy.

HB 2695: Parents of KanCare kids must get FDA medication guides and sign written consent before psychotropic drugs are prescribed. KDHE must build a secure online system to collect child adverse drug reactions and report summaries to lawmakers.

SB 328: Gives schools the authority to keep stock epinephrine auto-injectors and lets pharmacists supply them to a school with a prescription in the school's name. Trained staff or nurses may use them for anyone showing anaphylaxis; schools must train and track supplies.

HB 2369: Lets pharmacists order and give vaccines when they follow a written vaccination protocol instead of relying on fixed age or FDA wording. Some vaccines (like rabies, smallpox, yellow fever and others, and vaccines approved after 1/1/2023) need specific protocol or Board rules first.

HB 2009: Would ban almost all abortions in Kansas except to save the pregnant woman's life, bar state enforcement, and let any person sue providers or anyone who helps — with at least $10,000 in damages per violation.

HB 2600: Creates the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program and expands Medicaid to adults under 65 with income up to 138% of the federal poverty level starting Jan 1, 2027. KDHE will run outreach and enrollment; the bill includes no funding details.

SB 284: SB284 bars drugmakers and distributors from denying or limiting delivery of drugs bought under the federal 340B program to qualifying hospitals and clinics. It also bans making access conditional on extra health or payment data, with state enforcement and fines.

HCR 5026: Proposes adding “life from conception” to the Kansas Bill of Rights, a change that could shape future abortion rules and pregnancy care. If the Legislature approves, voters would decide on the amendment in November 2026.

HB 2375: Low-income adults could get Medicaid starting Jan. 1, 2026 if the federal government agrees to a 90% match. The plan requires work verification at enrollment with many exemptions, uses managed care, and stops new enrollments if the federal match drops below 90%.

HB 2010: Prohibits abortion at any stage in Kansas and makes performing or aiding an abortion a severity level 1 felony, including a separate felony for destroying fertilized embryos in assisted reproduction. Adds narrow medical exceptions, tax changes, and likely legal challenges.

HB 2535 (bill be passed as amended): HB2535 stops certain cruelty-to-animals charges for people who trap feral cats to vaccinate and spay/neuter them and then return the cats to where they were caught. It also adds a definition of “feral cat” and creates no new funding or programs.

HB 2412 (bill be passed as amended): The bill increases criminal penalties when a child under six is endangered, turning some misdemeanor cases into felonies and raising sentences when injury occurs. It affects parents, caregivers, prosecutors, courts, and correctional systems.

HB 2378 (bill be passed): Lets property owners or agents file a notarized affidavit with sheriff or police to have alleged squatters served a 24‑hour notice to vacate and removed. False affidavits are a misdemeanor and wrongfully removed people can sue for damages.

SB 146 (bill be passed): The state and the City of Osawatomie must record an amendment moving the date unused, state‑conveyed land can revert to Kansas from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2046. The amendment must be executed and recorded by July 1, 2026.

HB 2603 (bill be passed): Limits city and county control so qualifying battery-powered security fences can be installed on non-residential property without extra local permits or conditions. Systems must meet safety standards and connect to a monitored alarm.

HB 2478 (bill be passed): 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 2562 (bill be passed): Expands who can certify disability parking credentials: physical therapists can now provide acceptable proof to get a disability special license plate or a permanent or temporary placard. Display, duration, and fee rules stay the same.

HB 2250 (bill be passed as amended): 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 368 (bill be passed): SB 368 lets Kansas residents subtract payments to qualifying health care sharing ministries from state taxable income (up to $5,000 per person or $10,000 joint) and excludes certain ministry payments received from Kansas taxable income. Applies to tax years after 12/31/2026.

SB 33 (substitute bill be passed): Starting Jan. 1, 2028, half of countywide retailers’ sales tax will be split using each city’s and county’s assessed property valuation instead of prior-year property tax levies. Cities and counties may gain or lose shares of existing tax revenue.

SB 445 (bill be passed): SB 445 lets Kansas law enforcement agencies ask the state memorial committee to secure temporary staff and other support from the Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Bureau of Investigation for funerals of officers killed in the line of duty. The bill does not specify funding.

HB 2605 (bill be passed as amended): 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 2606 (bill be passed as amended): Kansas drivers with a commercial license may see more non-trial outcomes counted as convictions, which can affect disqualification and job eligibility. The bill updates the legal definition to include certain court and administrative results like forfeited bail, pleas, fines, or administrative findings.

HB 2416 (bill be passed as amended): Gives Kansas racetracks immunity from nuisance or takings lawsuits by nearby property owners who bought or improved land after the track was established. Exceptions cover law or permit violations and tracks inactive for four or more years.

HB 2767 (bill be passed): Creates a 15-member Kansas Military Affairs Commission in the governor’s office to advise on protecting and growing military missions, coordinate with installations and communities, and support military families. No funding is included.