Kansas Bills

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 65: House Substitute for SB 65 by House Committee on Elections - Removing cities, counties, school districts and community colleges from the mail ballot election law; authorizing the election of directors by irrigation districts by mail ballot; requiring qualified electors deliver advance ballots unless otherwise provided by federal law.

SB 65 allows irrigation districts with 35,000 or more acres to conduct board member elections by mail ballot, rather than in-person voting. The bill directly affects the governing boards of these large irrigation districts by giving them the authority to choose mail ballots for elections and to set the terms (2-4 years) for newly elected members. It amends existing law to replace previous requirements with this new option, streamlining election procedures for districts that qualify. The change applies only to districts meeting the acreage threshold and does not alter voting eligibility (still limited to landowners within the district).

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 283: Decreasing individual income tax rates, discontinuing tax credits of the high performance incentive program and the Kansas affordable housing tax credit act, discontinuing payroll withholding tax benefits of the promoting employment across Kansas act, discontinuing the crediting of certain amounts to the job creation program fund and repealing certain tax credits.

SB 283 lowers Kansas individual income tax rates starting January 1, 2026, and ends multiple tax credit programs. It discontinues credits for the High Performance Incentive Program, Kansas Affordable Housing Tax Credit, and payroll tax benefits from the Promoting Employment Across Kansas Act. The bill also repeals other targeted credits, including those for environmental compliance, agritourism liability insurance, and abandoned well plugging. These changes directly affect Kansas taxpayers and businesses that previously claimed these specific tax credits.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✗ Housing

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 118: Imposing conditional term limits on members of the legislature and requiring nomination for office by petition after such term limits have run.

SB 118 imposes term limits on Kansas legislators: members of the House may serve a maximum of six two-year terms, and Senators may serve a maximum of three four-year terms. After reaching these limits, legislators seeking re-election must be nominated via petition under K.S.A. 25-205, rather than appearing automatically on primary ballots. The bill amends election rules to require petition signatures for candidates who have served the maximum terms, with petition forms including a statement acknowledging the term limit. This directly affects current and future legislators aiming for re-election beyond their term limit thresholds.

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2139: Increasing the minimum expenditure amount for school districts for contracted goods and services without requiring sealed bids and the minimum expenditure amount for goods and services that the district superintendent may acquire on behalf of the school district.

HB 2139 increases the dollar thresholds for school district procurement rules in Kansas. It raises the limit where sealed bids are not required from $20,000 to $50,000 for most goods and services contracts. The bill also allows school district superintendents to directly contract for purchases up to $50,000 without board approval, up from $20,000. This directly affects all Kansas public school districts by simplifying purchasing for smaller contracts. The changes amend K.S.A. 72-1131 and 72-1151 to reflect these updated spending limits.

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2097: Providing for approval by the department of wildlife and parks for qualified program or management plans to qualify for the nongame and endangered species habitat credit.

HB 2097 creates a tax credit for Kansas landowners who manage property to support endangered species habitat. It allows credits against income tax for both property taxes paid on qualifying land and costs for habitat improvements, provided the land is designated as critical habitat by the Department of Wildlife and Parks and meets specific conservation standards. The bill requires the department to approve management plans and maintain a public website listing qualified programs. Landowners must submit annual requests by July 1 to qualify for the credit, which applies to properties enrolled in approved habitat conservation plans. The credit is limited to the taxpayer's income tax liability and cannot exceed state tax law limits.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Environment

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2089: Enacting the consumer inflation reduction and tax fairness act and exempting the portion of a credit card transaction constituting a tax or gratuity from assessment of the fee charged by the card issuer.

HB 2089 exempts the tax and gratuity portions of credit card transactions from processing fees charged by card issuers. This directly affects merchants (who collect sales tax or tips) and cardholders (who pay taxes/tips), as payment networks must now exclude these amounts when calculating fees for electronic transactions. The bill requires card issuers to adjust fee calculations to exclude tax and gratuity components, ensuring merchants aren't charged fees on amounts they pass through to government or employees. It implements this change through the "Consumer Inflation Reduction and Tax Fairness Act," which defines key terms like "tax" (sales/use/occupation tax) and "gratuity" (voluntary tip) for enforcement.

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 169: Prohibiting mobile home park landlords from limiting a tenant's access to communications and video services.

SB 169 prohibits mobile home park landlords in Kansas from restricting tenants' choice of communications or video service providers (such as internet, cable, or broadband). It directly affects mobile home park tenants and landlords by requiring landlords to allow tenants to choose their own service providers, unless restrictions are reasonably necessary for health, safety, or welfare. The bill amends Kansas law to explicitly ban such restrictions in rental agreements, while permitting landlords to set reasonable connection standards that don’t charge more than actual costs. This creates a clear policy change ensuring tenants have unfettered access to service options without landlord interference.

Topics ✓ Housing ✓ Technology

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2010: Prohibiting abortion procedures and creating the crimes of unlawful performance of an abortion and unlawful destruction of a fertilized embryo.

HB 2010 prohibits nearly all abortion procedures in Kansas, making it a severity level 1 felony for healthcare providers to perform an abortion regardless of gestational age. It also creates a separate felony for "unlawful destruction of a fertilized embryo" during fertility treatments like artificial insemination. The law exempts procedures performed to save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child, or to remove a dead fetus following miscarriage, stillbirth, or ectopic pregnancy. This bill directly affects abortion providers, clinics, and patients seeking abortion care, replacing existing abortion laws with strict criminal penalties.

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice ✗ Healthcare

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 219: Imposing certain health insurance coverage requirements for screening and diagnostic examinations for breast cancer.

SB 219 requires most health insurance plans in Kansas to cover diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations (including mammograms, MRIs, and ultrasounds) with no out-of-pocket costs for enrollees. It applies to individual and group health insurance policies delivered, renewed, or amended on or after January 1, 2026, directly affecting Kansas residents with such coverage. Diagnostic exams cover evaluating abnormalities found during screening or detected otherwise, while supplemental exams screen high-risk individuals without current abnormalities. The bill repeals prior insurance coverage restrictions and mandates full coverage without deductibles, copays, or coinsurance for these specific services.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2287: Eliminating certain restrictions for eligibility for public assistance, including removing the requirement to cooperate with child support services, restrictions on persons convicted of drug felonies, requirements for employment and training programs, photograph requirements for benefits cards and legislative action required for expansion of medical assistance, permitting the secretary from granting categorical eligibility standards, extending the lifetime limitation on benefits, providing for hardship extensions and exempting parents providing care for a child less than one year of age.

HB 2287 simplifies eligibility for Kansas public assistance programs like cash aid (TANF), food assistance, and medical help. It removes barriers including the requirement to cooperate with child support enforcement, bans on people with drug felony convictions for food aid, and photo requirements on benefit cards. The bill extends the lifetime limit for TANF from 60 months (previously 36 months), exempts new parents caring for infants under one year from work requirements, and allows the secretary to set automatic eligibility standards for certain groups. It also eliminates the need for legislative approval to expand medical assistance and permits hardship extensions for applicants facing crises. These changes directly affect low-income Kansans seeking food, cash, or medical assistance.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 286: Relating to the definitions of lobbyist, lobbying and lobbying client for purposes of the state governmental ethics law.

SB 286 updates Kansas' state governmental ethics law by clarifying key definitions related to lobbying. It introduces a new definition for "lobbying client" to mean any organization or person hiring lobbyists for compensation - such as businesses or coalitions - and specifies that the coalition itself, not its members, is the client. The bill also revises the definition of "lobbyist" to include those paid $5,000+ annually for lobbying, while excluding certain groups like state employees, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, and legal representatives. These changes aim to streamline reporting requirements and clarify who must register under Kansas' lobbying disclosure rules.

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 239: Creating a special sentencing rule to add 100 months to a sentence for distribution of a controlled substance when the substance involved is fentanyl and the distribution causes the death of a child.

SB 239 amends Kansas sentencing laws to add 100 months to prison sentences for individuals convicted of distributing fentanyl when that distribution causes a child's death. It directly affects drug distributors whose actions result in a child's death through fentanyl distribution. The bill modifies Kansas sentencing guidelines (K.S.A. 21-6804 and 21-6805) to create this specific sentencing enhancement, requiring courts to add the 100-month penalty on top of the standard sentence. This change applies only to fentanyl-related distribution cases that directly cause a child's death, not to other drug offenses or adult deaths.

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice

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