Kansas Bills

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 336: Providing for a presidential preference primary election every four years commencing in 2028 and aligning the special election date in March with the presidential preference primary election date.

SB 336 establishes a presidential preference primary election in Kansas every four years, beginning in 2028. It aligns all March special elections (held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March) with this presidential primary date. The bill amends election statutes (including K.S.A. 25-432 and 25-2311) to remove restrictions preventing March special elections from occurring on the same day as the presidential primary. This change affects all Kansas voters participating in these elections, as it standardizes the schedule for presidential primaries and March special elections. The key mechanism is updating election date rules to synchronize these events, eliminating prior conflicts.

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2546: Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Labette county for the purpose of providing financial support to fire departments located in the county.

HB 2546 would allow Labette County to impose a countywide retailers' sales tax (requiring voter approval via petition) to directly fund fire departments within the county. The bill amends Kansas law to add Labette County to the list of counties permitted to use this tax for fire department support, similar to existing authorizations for other county projects like courthouses or reservoirs. Revenue generated would be dedicated solely to fire department needs, not other county services. This is a specific policy change enabling a new funding source for local fire departments in Labette County.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2545: Increasing certain municipal court fee assessments and crediting such increase to the Kansas commission on peace officers' standards and training fund and the crime victims assistance fund.

HB 2545 increases municipal court fee assessments from $22.50 to $28 per case where someone is found guilty, pleads guilty, no contest, forfeits bond, or completes diversion. This directly affects individuals facing municipal court cases in Kansas. The additional $5.50 per case is allocated as follows: $10 to the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training Fund, $1 to the Crime Victims Assistance Fund, and smaller portions to other specific state funds like juvenile detention and law enforcement training. The bill amends Kansas statute 12-4117 to reflect these new fee amounts and funding allocations.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Criminal Justice

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2473: Requiring all persons to be 18 years of age to be eligible to give consent for marriage and eliminating exceptions to such requirement.

HB 2473 would require all individuals to be 18 years old or older to give consent for marriage, eliminating current exceptions that allowed 15-year-olds to marry with a judge's approval and 16- or 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent. The bill also adjusts the three-day waiting period for marriage licenses to exclude Sundays, holidays, and days when the clerk's office is closed. This change would prevent minors under 18 from obtaining a marriage license under the existing exceptions. The bill was introduced on January 20, 2026, and referred to the Committee on Federal and State Affairs.

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SCR 1619: Proposing to amend section 1 of article 11 of the constitution of the state of Kansas to decrease the assessment percentage used to determine the assessed value of real property used for residential purposes and mobile homes used for residential purposes from 11½% to 9% for purposes of property taxation.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 1619 proposes to amend the Kansas Constitution to lower the property tax assessment rate for residential real estate and mobile homes from 11.5% to 9%. This change would directly affect homeowners and mobile home residents by reducing the percentage of their property's market value used to calculate their tax liability. The bill requires a two-thirds vote in both legislative chambers and subsequent approval by state voters to take effect.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Housing

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 372: Enacting the app store accountability act to regulate app store and developer operations with respect to minors, create requirements for age verification and parental consent and provide for enforcement under the Kansas consumer protection act and through a private cause of action.

SB 372, the App Store Accountability Act, requires app stores operating in Kansas to verify the age of users and obtain parental consent for minors (under 18) before they can download apps, purchase apps, or make in-app purchases. It directly affects app stores (like Apple App Store or Google Play), developers, parents, and minors in Kansas. Key provisions include mandatory age verification at account creation, requiring parental consent for minors' app activities, and notifying parents of "significant changes" to apps (like new ads or in-app purchases). The law enforces these rules through Kansas consumer protection laws and allows affected individuals to file private lawsuits for violations.

Topics ✓ Technology

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2417: Authorizing the state bank commissioner to revoke a TEFFI charter, subject to approval by the legislative coordinating council.

HB 2417 modifies Kansas law to give the state bank commissioner authority to revoke a charter for a technology-enabled fiduciary financial institution (TEFFI) if it fails to comply with regulations. However, the commissioner cannot finalize the revocation without approval from the legislative coordinating council, which must vote unanimously in favor. This bill directly affects TEFFIs - specialized financial institutions managing alternative assets like private investments through digital custody accounts - and adds a legislative review step to the revocation process. The law amends existing sections of the TEFFI Act to formalize this two-step procedure.

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 381: Requiring instruction to provide students with an understanding of communist and socialist regimes and ideologies and that students pass an American civics examination in order to graduate with a high school diploma.

SB 381 requires Kansas public, private, and parochial schools to teach students in grades K-12 about communist and socialist regimes and ideologies through state-developed curriculum. It also mandates that all students entering grade 9 in 2026 or later pass a 100-question American civics exam - modeled after the U.S. citizenship test - to graduate high school. The exam can be taken starting in grade 7, with retakes allowed, and accommodations for students with IEPs follow their individualized plans. This bill revises Kansas graduation requirements under statute 72-3217, effective for students enrolling in high school after July 1, 2026.

Topics ✗ Education

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2543: Requiring an annual reimbursement to the Kansas department of wildlife and parks for lost revenue from free or discounted hunting and fishing licenses, permits or passes that were established by legislative enactment on or after July 1, 2027.

HB 2543 requires Kansas to annually reimburse the Department of Wildlife and Parks for revenue lost when new free or discounted hunting/fishing licenses, permits, or passes are created by law on or after July 1, 2027. The department must track these lost revenues, certify the amount by June 30 each year, and the state must transfer funds from the general budget to the wildlife fee fund. This applies only to licenses established by new legislation after 2027, not existing discounts. The accounting is subject to audit by the state treasurer.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Environment

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 352: Creating the bitcoin and digital assets reserve fund and providing definitions, procedures and requirements for abandoned digital assets.

SB 352 creates a "bitcoin and digital assets reserve fund" in Kansas' state treasury to manage unclaimed digital assets like cryptocurrency. The fund collects free digital asset distributions (airdrops) and staking rewards, with 10% of deposits transferred to the state general fund (though bitcoin itself cannot be deposited). It defines key terms like "digital assets" (including cryptocurrencies and virtual currencies) and "airdrops" to update Kansas' unclaimed property laws for digital assets. This primarily affects how the state government administers forgotten digital assets, not individual users or new regulations for citizens.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 345: Removing breastfeeding mothers from the mandatory jury service exclusion list and including them in the discretionary jury service exclusion list.

SB 345 removes breastfeeding mothers from Kansas's mandatory jury exclusion list (where they were automatically excused) and adds them to a discretionary exclusion list. This means breastfeeding mothers will no longer be automatically excluded from jury duty but can request a deferral if they choose. The bill requires courts to ask breastfeeding mothers if they want to defer service, in which case jury duty must be postponed for at least one year. If they opt to serve, courts must make reasonable accommodations during their service. The bill amends Kansas statutes 43-158 and 43-159 to implement these changes.

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2541: Enacting the Kansas rural business growth program act, providing a premium tax credit to incentivize capital investment in rural areas and establishing a program to be administered by the secretary of commerce for the purpose of incentivizing such investment.

HB 2541 creates a tax credit program for insurance companies that invest in certified rural funds, reducing their premium tax liability by 15% (after an initial two-year 0% period) for capital investments supporting eligible rural businesses. The program requires rural funds to apply to the Kansas Department of Commerce by October 2026, demonstrating prior investment in rural areas, submitting a business plan with job creation projections, and paying a $5,000 fee. Eligible businesses must be located outside cities over 50,000 residents or in specific industries (e.g., agriculture, manufacturing), have under 250 employees, and meet location criteria. The credit applies only to insurance companies, directly incentivizing their capital deployment into rural Kansas economic development.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

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