Kansas bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB 2331
Creating the crime of aggravated criminal desecration and providing penalties therefor, authorizing the disposition of the unclaimed remains of deceased persons by district coroners and providing exemptions from liability for such actions, establishing requirements for programs of continuing education for licensed embalmers and funeral directors and authorizing the use of the word "crematory" as part of the business name for businesses owned by the same person who owns a licensed crematory.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Committee on Federal and State Affairs
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Feb 7, 2025): Introduced
Text versions
- As Introduced
- As Amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
- {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}
- Enrolled
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 7, 2025 · House
Introduced - Feb 7, 2025 · House
Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Feb 26, 2025 · House
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Mar 4, 2025 · House
Committee of the Whole - Be passed - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Final Action - Passed; Yea 118, Nay 0, Absent 7 - Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Received and Introduced - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Hearing: Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 10:30 AM — Room 144-S event - Feb 2, 2026 · Senate
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Caryn Tyson - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Caryn Tyson was adopted - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau was withdrawn - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. William Clifford - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. William Clifford was adopted - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau was adopted - Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended - Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 38, Nay 0, Absent 2 - Feb 25, 2026 · House
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Heather Meyer - Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Mike Thompson, Sen. Tory Marie Blew and Sen. Oletha Faust Goudeau appointed as conferees - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Conference committee report now available - Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 38, Nay 0, Absent 2 - Mar 24, 2026 · House
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 122, Nay 0, Absent 3 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Engrossed on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, March 27, 2026 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Approved by Governor on Monday, April 6, 2026