Enacting the Kansas community property trust act to authorize the use of community property trusts during the marriage of settlor spouses and amending the Kansas uniform trust code to allow trustees to reimburse settlors of grantor trusts, authorize the use of designated representatives for trusts and permit the terms of a governing instrument to expand, restrict or eliminate certain general rules applicable to fiduciaries, trusts and trust administration.

HB 2590 creates a new "Kansas community property trust" option for married couples during their marriage, allowing them to transfer property into a trust treated as community property. Key provisions include automatic division of trust assets at death (with half going to the surviving spouse without probate) and equal splitting at divorce unless otherwise agreed. The bill requires both spouses to sign the trust agreement, includes a warning about legal consequences, and updates trust laws to allow trustees to reimburse grantors and use designated representatives. This directly affects married Kansas couples who establish such trusts, providing a structured way to manage property during marriage and avoid certain probate or divorce disputes.