Kansas Bills

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2386: Updating income eligibility requirements for the state children's health insurance program.

HB 2386 updates Kansas' children's health insurance program (KCHIP) by changing income eligibility thresholds. For 2009, eligibility remains at 225% of the federal poverty level, but increases to 250% for 2010 and later years. The bill also adds an 8-month waiting period for new applicants with family income above 200% of the federal poverty level, unless prior coverage ended due to job loss or employer discontinuation. This change directly affects low-income children aged 0-19 in households meeting the updated income criteria, expanding access to health coverage for more families. The program continues to use a sliding-fee scale for payments based on family income.

Topics ✓ Healthcare

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2025: Repealing the three-mile extraterritorial planning and zoning authority for cities.

HB 2025 eliminates a city's authority to enforce planning and zoning rules on land located up to three miles outside its official boundaries. This directly affects landowners and developers in rural areas within three miles of city limits, who previously had to comply with city regulations even when not within the city. The bill repeals specific sections of Kansas law (K.S.A. 12-715b, 12-715c, 12-715d, and the three-mile provision in 12-749) that allowed this extraterritorial control. It does not change how cities regulate land within their own boundaries.

Topics ✓ Housing

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2325: Authorizing judges to commit juvenile offenders to detention for technical violations of probation, increasing the cumulative detention limit for juvenile offenders and increasing criminal penalties for juvenile offenders who use a firearm in the commission of an offense or who are repeat offenders.

HB 2325 allows judges in Kansas to commit juvenile offenders to detention for technical violations of probation (such as missing appointments), which were previously excluded from detention. It increases the maximum total time a juvenile can be held in detention (cumulative detention limit) and raises criminal penalties for juveniles who use a firearm during an offense or have prior offenses. The bill amends specific sections of Kansas's juvenile justice code to implement these changes, directly affecting juvenile offenders in the state who face probation violations or firearm-related crimes. These provisions adjust sentencing and supervision practices under the revised juvenile justice framework.

Topics ✗ Criminal Justice

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2038: Enacting the Kansas film and digital media industry production development act, providing a tax credit and sales tax exemption to incentivize film, video and digital media production in Kansas, establishing a program to be administered by the secretary of commerce for the purpose of developing such production in Kansas and requiring the secretary of commerce to issue reports to the legislature regarding the program.

HB 2038 creates tax incentives to attract film, video, and digital media productions to Kansas. It provides an income tax credit and sales tax exemption for productions meeting specific criteria, including $50,000 in qualified expenses and intended for commercial distribution (excluding news, local ads, or obscene content). The program, administered by the Secretary of Commerce, requires productions to be "Kansas-based" (with a physical presence for six months) and approved through a formal application process. The Secretary must report annually to the legislature on the program's implementation and impact.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 28: Updating public adjuster and insurance agent statutes pertaining to suspension, revocation, denial of licensure and licensure renewal.

SB 28 updates Kansas law for insurance agents and public adjusters by revising the conditions under which the state commissioner can deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license. It adds new grounds for license action, such as failing to pay state taxes or comply with child support orders, and requires the commissioner to consider specific factors - like rehabilitation efforts, the seriousness of a criminal conviction, and the applicant's age at the time of the offense - when making decisions. This directly affects licensed insurance professionals in Kansas by clarifying the standards for maintaining their licenses. The bill amends and replaces existing sections of the Kansas Statutes (K.S.A. 40-4909 and 40-5510) to modernize these licensing requirements.

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2096: Providing for transferability of Kansas housing investor tax credits from the year that the credit was originally issued.

HB 2096 allows Kansas housing investor tax credits to be transferred to another person or business, rather than expiring after four years. It directly affects qualified investors (who fund housing projects), project developers, and anyone who receives a transferred credit. The key change is that unused credits can now be sold or given to others to apply against their own state tax liability, with no limit on how many times the credit can be transferred. This replaces the previous rule where excess credits would expire after four years, making the credits more flexible for investors. The bill applies retroactively to credits issued for tax year 2022 and later.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Housing

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 192: Requiring judicial foreclosure tax sales by public auction to be conducted in person at a physical location in the county.

SB 192 requires judicial foreclosure tax sales in Kansas to be conducted in person at a physical location within the county, such as the courthouse. It amends Kansas law to mandate that all public auctions for foreclosed property must occur face-to-face, though online bids may be accepted alongside in-person bidding - online-only sales are prohibited. This directly affects homeowners facing tax foreclosure, sheriffs conducting sales, and potential bidders. The bill does not change the foreclosure process itself but ensures sales are physically accessible to the public.

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 100: Enacting the fair chance housing and homelessness reduction act to limit the use of past evictions and rental arrears to deny applicants from renting a home.

SB 100, the Kansas Fair Chance Housing and Homelessness Reduction Act, limits how landlords and consumer reporting agencies can use past evictions and unpaid rent when screening rental applicants. The bill prohibits consumer reporting agencies from sharing eviction or rental arrears information after three years and bans landlords from denying housing or increasing rent based on such history beyond that point. It also requires consumer reporting agencies to give applicants a chance to explain any eviction or unpaid rent record. This law directly affects renters with past housing issues and landlords who rely on rental history for tenant screening.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice ✓ Housing

died · Kansas · Senate Apr 10, 2026

SB 173: Providing that any lease or easement involving commercial wind or solar electric generation resources shall not be in force and effect until the board of county commissioners of the affected county approves the commercial wind or solar electric generation project.

SB 173 requires county commissioners to approve commercial wind or solar energy projects before any related lease or easement agreement becomes binding. It directly affects facility owners (those developing projects with at least one megawatt capacity for sale) and landowners, as these agreements cannot take effect until county approval is secured. The bill mandates that counties with zoning regulations must issue a building or development permit, while counties without such regulations must enter a development agreement. This requirement applies to all new agreements filed on or after July 1, 2025, and does not affect leases recorded before July 1, 2011.

Topics ✗ Energy ✓ Environment

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2094: Authorizing the sale of electronic cigarettes in cigarette vending machines.

HB 2094 would amend Kansas law to allow electronic cigarettes to be sold in cigarette vending machines, which currently only permit traditional tobacco products. The bill updates definitions in existing tobacco regulations (K.S.A. 79-3301(m)) to explicitly include electronic cigarettes and requires vending machine operators to obtain the necessary licenses under K.S.A. 79-3303. This change directly affects vending machine operators, retailers selling e-cigarettes, and consumers who purchase these products from vending machines. The law would integrate e-cigarettes into the same regulatory framework as traditional tobacco products for vending machine sales.

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2207: Authorizing parents of a child who is the subject of an investigation of abuse or neglect or a child in need of care proceeding and victims of childhood abuse or neglect to access records related to such investigation or proceeding.

HB 2207 amends Kansas child welfare law to allow parents of a child involved in an abuse or neglect investigation or a child in need of care proceeding to access related records. It also authorizes adults who were victims of childhood abuse or neglect to access records related to substantiated reports or investigations of their own past abuse. The bill updates existing provisions (K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 38-2211, 38-2212, and 38-2213) to explicitly include these groups among authorized record recipients. This change directly affects parents and abuse victims by providing them with greater transparency into child welfare case records.

died · Kansas · House Apr 10, 2026

HB 2224: Requiring a law enforcement officer executing a search warrant at residential premises to be uniformed and to knock and announce themselves before entering the property.

HB 2224 requires Kansas law enforcement officers to be properly uniformed and to knock on the door while announcing their presence before entering a residential property to execute a search warrant. This applies specifically to "dwellings" as defined in the bill - buildings or portions used as homes or residences. The bill amends Kansas law (K.S.A. 22-2510) to add these requirements, replacing the previous standard for residential warrant executions. It does not change when warrants may be executed (any time of day) but adds procedural steps for officer conduct at homes. The law takes effect upon publication in the statute book.

Topics ✓ Criminal Justice

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