Kansas Bills

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2292: Providing for food sales tax revenue replacement for STAR bond districts established prior to December 31, 2022, establishing the STAR bonds food sales tax revenue replacement fund, providing for transfers from the state general fund to such revenue replacement fund and transfers from such revenue replacement fund in the amount of food sales tax revenues lost to the applicable cities or counties and extending the sunset date of the STAR bonds financing act to July 1, 2031.

HB 2292 creates a "STAR bonds food sales tax revenue replacement fund" to compensate cities and counties with STAR bond districts established before December 31, 2022, for lost food sales tax revenue. It requires the state to transfer funds from the general fund to this replacement fund, which then pays cities/counties the amount of food sales tax revenue they would have collected at the 6.5% rate (instead of the reduced rate) for the period January 2024 through June 2025, and monthly thereafter. The bill extends the sunset date of the STAR bonds financing act to July 1, 2031, ensuring ongoing funding for these districts.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2159: Exempting law enforcement agencies who do not provide emergency opioid antagonistspursuant to the statewide protocol from the requirement to procure a physician medical director.

HB 2159 creates a $4 million annual grant fund to help law enforcement agencies purchase emergency opioid antagonists (like naloxone) for overdose response. It removes law enforcement agencies from the state's statewide opioid antagonist protocol, exempting them from requirements such as needing a physician medical director for their program. The bill also provides legal immunity for officers who administer these drugs during emergencies. Priority for the grants will go to small agencies that have adopted policies requiring opioid antagonist use.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice ✓ Healthcare

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2157: Expanding pharmacist's scope of practice to include point-of-care testing for and treatment of COVID-19.

HB 2157 expands Kansas pharmacists' scope of practice to include point-of-care testing for and treatment of COVID-19, directly affecting pharmacists and patients seeking immediate care for this condition. The bill amends Kansas law to add "COVID-19" to the list of conditions where pharmacists may initiate therapy under statewide protocols established by the collaborative drug therapy management advisory committee. These protocols must specify required training, documentation standards, patient assessment tools, and communication with primary care providers. The change takes effect July 1, 2022, and requires pharmacists to operate within these new framework guidelines.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 249: Establishing the fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) advisory committee to prevent FASD and provide for treatment and support for affected individuals and their families.

SB 249 establishes an FASD advisory committee to prevent fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) and improve support for affected individuals and families. The committee, composed of state agency leaders and public members (including those with FASD or family experience), will develop a statewide strategic plan to reduce prenatal alcohol exposure, coordinate existing state programs, and create new screening and intervention services. It must submit annual reports to the governor and legislature starting in 2026, focusing on prevention, diagnosis, and support services. The bill directly affects Kansans with FASD, their families, and state agencies like health, education, and children’s services.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 115: Enacting the Kansas bullion depository act to authorize the state treasurer to establish, administer or contract for the administration of bullion depositories and allowing for state moneys to be deposited in such bullion depositories and invested in specie legal tender.

SB 115 authorizes Kansas state funds to be stored in bullion depositories holding gold or silver coins (specie legal tender) instead of traditional bank accounts. The Kansas state treasurer can establish, manage, or contract with secure depositories to hold state moneys as physical bullion, defined as refined gold or silver coins meeting purity and weight standards. This law amends existing state finance statutes to allow state agencies and entities to deposit funds into these specialized depositories, treating gold/silver coins as equivalent to cash for state financial operations. The bill directly affects the state treasurer's office and state financial management practices, creating a new framework for storing public funds in physical precious metals.

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 172: Prohibiting a school from excluding a child who has been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease without an isolation or quarantine order.

SB 172 prevents Kansas schools and child care facilities from excluding students who have been exposed to infectious diseases (like measles or flu) unless a local health official issues a formal isolation or quarantine order. It directly affects children and families by ensuring schools cannot bar students based solely on potential exposure without official health authority approval. The bill requires health departments to issue such orders for any exclusion, and specifies that any exclusion must last no longer than the order’s duration. This replaces the previous rule allowing schools to exclude students based on suspected exposure without health department involvement.

Topics ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2086: Adjusting the KPERS 3 dividend interest credit by lowering the dividend interest credit threshold to 5% and increasing the dividend share to 80%.

HB 2086 adjusts how interest credits are calculated for Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) members. It lowers the investment return threshold from 6% to 5% and increases the dividend share from 75% to 80% for determining annual additional interest credits. These credits are added to members' retirement accounts based on the KPERS system's investment returns above the new threshold. The changes directly affect current and future KPERS members by altering how their retirement savings grow annually.

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 150: Prohibiting the denial of coverage for the refilling of prescription topical eye medication.

SB 150 requires most health insurance plans in Kansas to cover refills of prescription topical eye medication for chronic eye conditions. It applies to insured individuals who need refills before the end of their prescribed dosage period (after at least 75% of the medication has been used) and only if their prescriber authorized refills. Insurance plans cannot deny this coverage if these specific conditions are met. The law takes effect January 1, 2026, for policies issued or renewed after that date.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2103: Including participation in certain learning experiences and agricultural activities as a valid excuse for absence from school and authorizing school boards to make rules therefor.

HB 2103 amends Kansas school attendance law to allow students to be absent for approved agricultural science activities, FFA events, and 4-H competitions without it counting as an unexcused absence. School boards will have the authority to create specific rules defining which activities qualify as valid excuses and to limit the number of such absences permitted. This directly affects students participating in these educational activities, school staff responsible for attendance tracking, and school boards developing the new policies. The bill adds these categories to existing valid excuses while maintaining current reporting requirements for unexcused absences.

Topics ✓ Education

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2178: Allowing persons with felony drug convictions to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

HB 2178 removes a restriction that previously barred Kansas residents with felony drug convictions from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The bill amends Kansas law (K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 39-709) to allow these individuals to qualify for SNAP if they otherwise meet income and resource requirements. This change directly affects Kansans with past felony drug convictions who were previously ineligible for food assistance despite meeting other SNAP criteria. The bill does not alter other SNAP eligibility rules but eliminates a specific barrier to accessing nutrition aid. It is currently pending in the Committee on Welfare Reform.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice ✓ Healthcare

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2146: Increasing transfers from the lottery operating fund, to the community crisis stabilization centers fund and the clubhouse model program fund of the Kansas department for aging and disability services.

HB 2146 redirects 75% of monthly lottery profits to Kansas' community crisis stabilization centers and 25% to the clubhouse model program, both administered by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. Annual transfer limits are set at $9 million for 2024, $10 million for 2025, and $16 million for 2026 onward. These funds come from the lottery operating fund, which collects revenue from ticket sales. The bill amends existing law to establish these specific transfer requirements without changing lottery operations or other fund allocations.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 256: Enacting the back to work act to require all full-time state employees to perform such employees' duties in their assigned office, facility or field location, provide for certain exceptions by agency heads and require certain reports regarding such exceptions.

SB 256 requires all full-time Kansas state employees to work in person at their assigned office, facility, or field location by July 1, 2025. Agency leaders may grant exceptions for nonstandard work hours, unreasonable in-office requirements, or space constraints. Agencies must report all exceptions to the Department of Administration by August 1, 2025, and the Department will submit a detailed legislative report by October 1, 2025. This bill directly affects all full-time employees across Kansas state agencies.

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