Kansas Bills

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 56: Authorizing home delivery of alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverage by licensed retailers, drinking establishments and third-party delivery services.

SB 56 authorizes licensed retailers, drinking establishments, and third-party delivery services to deliver alcoholic liquor and cereal malt beverages to consumers in Kansas. The bill creates a new "third-party delivery service permit" requiring $1,500 fees, driver background checks (21+ age, no felony convictions), insurance compliance, and mandatory age verification via scanning technology. It also mandates delivery driver training on identifying underage or intoxicated patrons and limits data collection to compliance purposes only. This directly affects alcohol retailers, restaurants, delivery services, and their drivers by establishing new operational and safety requirements for home delivery.

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 16: Prohibiting discrimination by financial services companies on the basis of social credit score and requiring registered investment advisers to obtain written consent from clients prior to investing client moneys in mutual funds, equity funds, companies and financial institutions that engage in ideological boycotts.

SB 16 prohibits financial services companies from using social credit scores to discriminate against consumers. It also requires registered investment advisers to obtain written client consent before investing funds in mutual funds, equity funds, or companies that boycott businesses based on ideological reasons (such as fossil fuel production, agriculture, gun manufacturing, or environmental policies). The bill defines "ideological boycott" as actions taken without a legitimate business purpose to penalize companies for their industry, environmental stance, or social policies. This directly affects investment advisers, financial institutions, and their clients by changing how investments are managed and disclosed.

Topics ✗ Energy

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 15: Authorizing the director of alcoholic beverage control to issue licenses for the sale of alcoholic liquor to persons convicted of a felony if such conviction is more than 10 years old.

SB 15 would amend Kansas liquor licensing laws to allow the director of alcoholic beverage control to issue licenses to individuals convicted of felonies if the conviction occurred more than 10 years before the license application and the applicant demonstrates sufficient rehabilitation. Currently, felony convictions automatically disqualify applicants under K.S.A. 41-311. The bill specifically revises this rule to create an exception for those meeting the 10-year timeline and rehabilitation standard. This directly affects people with past felony convictions seeking to operate liquor businesses in Kansas.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 37: Repealing the three-mile extraterritorial planning and zoning authority for cities.

SB 37 repeals Kansas cities' authority to apply their zoning and planning regulations to land located more than three miles outside city boundaries. This change directly affects cities that currently extend their zoning rules to adjacent rural areas and landowners/developers in those three-mile zones who previously had to comply with city regulations. The bill removes the specific provision (K.S.A. 12-749) allowing cities to regulate land within three miles of their limits, provided it's in the same county and doesn't overlap with another city's zone. It also repeals related sections (K.S.A. 12-715b, 12-715c, 12-715d) that supported this authority.

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 11: Requiring the state 911 board to establish requirements for 911 telecommunicators to receive training and continuous education in telecommunicator-cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

SB 11 requires Kansas' state 911 board to establish mandatory training and ongoing education for 911 telecommunicators who handle emergency medical dispatch. The bill mandates that this training follow national emergency cardiovascular care guidelines, including protocols for recognizing cardiac arrests and teaching callers compression-only CPR during medical emergencies. It directly affects all 911 telecommunicators in Kansas whose duties involve dispatching for medical emergencies. The state 911 board must monitor and enforce this training compliance for these personnel. The bill amends Kansas law to add this specific requirement to the board's responsibilities under Section 12-5384.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 43: Updating cross references in the personal and family protection act regarding the eligibility requirements to obtain a license to carry a concealed handgun, requiring the surrender of a suspended or revoked license, providing for a transition from a provisional license to a standard license and prohibiting the collection of personal information of an off-duty law enforcement officer entering buildings while armed or requiring such officer to wear any item identifying such person as a law enforcement officer or being armed.

SB 43 updates Kansas' concealed handgun licensing rules. It requires applicants to complete an 8-hour safety course covering handgun handling, storage, and state laws, with age limits of 18 for provisional licenses and 21 for standard licenses. The bill mandates surrendering licenses upon suspension/revocation, creates a process to upgrade provisional to standard licenses, and prohibits businesses from collecting personal information or requiring special identification for off-duty law enforcement officers carrying firearms in buildings. These changes apply directly to Kansas residents seeking concealed carry permits and law enforcement officers working in public spaces.

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 19: Enacting the conscientious right to refuse act to prohibit discrimination against individuals who refuse medical care and creating a civil cause of action based on such discrimination and revoking the authority of the secretary of health and environment to quarantine individuals and impose associated penalties.

SB 19 prohibits discrimination against individuals who refuse certain medical treatments (such as vaccines, drugs, or gene therapies) based on conscience. It bans employers, schools, healthcare providers, and others from taking adverse actions like firing, denying services, or imposing fees due to such refusals. Individuals facing discrimination can sue for triple damages or $10,000, plus legal fees. The bill also revokes the health secretary’s authority to order quarantines and imposes penalties for violations.

Topics ✓ Healthcare ✓ Labor & Employment

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 222: Prohibiting deference to a state agency's interpretation of a statute, rule or regulation or document by a state court or an officer hearing an administrative action.

SB 222 requires Kansas state courts and administrative officers to interpret state laws, rules, and official documents themselves instead of automatically accepting a state agency's explanation. It directly affects courts and agencies in legal disputes over how statutes or regulations should be applied. The bill mandates courts to first use standard legal interpretation methods, then resolve any remaining uncertainty by limiting agency power and protecting individual rights. This change applies to all statutes, rules, and documents with legal force, shifting interpretive authority from agencies to the courts.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2098: Providing a sales tax exemption for purchases by not-for-profit corporations operating a community theater.

HB 2098 adds community theaters operated by not-for-profit corporations to Kansas' list of entities exempt from state sales tax. Specifically, it amends the sales tax code to include these theaters under the existing exemption for nonprofit organizations purchasing goods or services for their own use. This change directly affects Kansas-based community theaters run by nonprofits, allowing them to avoid paying sales tax on qualifying purchases like equipment, supplies, and services. The bill modifies Section 79-3606 of Kansas law to clarify that such theaters qualify for the same tax exemption previously available to schools, hospitals, and other nonprofits.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2032: Authorizing the state corporation commission to increase or decrease an electric public utility's return on equity based on whether such utility's all-in average retail rate has increased or decreased.

HB 2032 allows Kansas' State Corporation Commission to adjust electric utilities' profit margins (return on equity) based on changes to their average customer electricity rates. If a utility's all-in average retail rate (total cost per kilowatt-hour including all fees and taxes) increased by 1% or less in the prior year, the Commission may raise the utility's profit margin by up to 0.5%. Conversely, if rates rose more than 1%, the Commission may lower the profit margin by up to 0.5%. The bill requires rate adjustments to reflect these changes and defines "all-in average retail rate" as the total cost customers pay per kilowatt-hour.

signed · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2029: Reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes.

This bill designates a specific segment of K-5 highway in Wyandotte County (from the junction of K-5 and N. 18th Street west to N. 38th Street) as the "Representative Marvin S. Robinson II Memorial Highway." It also redesignates a portion of Interstate 635 (from the Kansas-Missouri border south to its junction with K-5 highway) as the "Harry Darby Memorial Highway." The bill requires the Kansas Secretary of Transportation to install highway signs marking both routes, following standard procedures. This is a procedural memorial designation with no substantive policy changes to transportation law.

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 266: Requiring legislative approval to construct high-impact electric transmission lines.

SB 266 requires electric utilities to obtain legislative approval before building "high-impact" electric transmission lines (defined as 10+ miles long, carrying 340+ kilovolts of electricity). It directly affects utilities planning such projects and landowners near proposed routes, as utilities must submit detailed proposals to the legislature within 30 days of receiving a commission siting permit. The key mechanism adds a new step: the legislature must adopt a concurrent resolution approving the project, with no automatic approval if they fail to act within a timeframe. This bill changes the process by giving Kansas legislators a formal vote on major transmission line projects, beyond the existing commission review.

Topics ✗ Energy

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