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HB 2274 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Designating Kansas as a purple heart state and permitting homeless veterans to use alternative forms of proof of identity and residency when applying for nondriver identification cards.

HB 2274 removes the requirement that military servicemembers must be "active" to obtain occupational licenses in Kansas. It directly affects military servicemembers and their spouses who relocate due to military assignments. The bill requires licensing bodies to issue licenses within 15 days (instead of 45) for these applicants upon submitting a complete application, and waives fees for military spouses' applications. This change streamlines licensing for military families moving to Kansas, eliminating a barrier caused by deployment or active duty status.
Issues: ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransRemoves licensure barriers for military members/spouses, facilitating employment - directly supports veteran workforce integration95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2025 Signed Mar 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

As Amended by Senate Committee → As Further Amended by Senate Committee · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill title was updated to reflect a further amendment by the Senate Committee. A technical correction was made to the list of statutes, changing the fiscal year reference from 2024 to 2025. The text of the substantive sections regarding identification cards and military licensure remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The list of repealed statutes was updated to change the fiscal year reference from '2024 Supp.' to '2025 Supp.'.

The header was updated to indicate this is a 'Further Amendment' by the Senate Committee.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Mar 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Thursday, March 12, 2026
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Concurred with amendments; Yea 121, Nay 0, Absent 4
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Withdrawn from Calendar, Rereferred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs; Rereferred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Withdrawn from Senate Committee on Ways and Means; Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 121, Nay 1, Absent 3
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Veterans and Military
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Veterans and Military
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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