Kansas bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas HB 2535

Providing that certain portions of the crime of cruelty to animals do not apply to any person who catches a feral cat to provide vaccination, spaying or neutering and returns such cat back to the location where such cat is caught.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Committee on Judiciary

Summary

Text versions

• As Introduced
• As Amended by Senate Committee

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Jan 23, 2026 · House
  Introduced
• Jan 23, 2026 · House
  Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
• Feb 10, 2026 · House
  Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Judiciary
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Be passed
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Emergency Final Action - Passed; Yea 98, Nay 18, Absent 9
• Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
  Received and Introduced
• Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
• Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
  Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Judiciary
• Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
• Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
• Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
  Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 39, Nay 1
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman
• Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
  Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson appointed as conferees
• Apr 10, 2026 · House
  Rep. Daniel Hawkins, Rep. Chris Croft, and Rep. Tom Sawyer are appointed to replace Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams, and Rep. Dan Osman on the Conference Committee
• Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
  Sen. Ty Masterson and Sen. Chase Blasi are appointed to replace Sen. Kellie Warren and Sen. Kenny Titus on the Conference Committee
• Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
  Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
• Apr 10, 2026 · House
  Motion to suspend Joint Rule 4 (k) to allow consideration adopted
• Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee report now available
• Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
  Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 30, Nay 8, Absent 1
• Apr 10, 2026 · House
  Motion to not adopt Conference Committee Report passed; Yea 107, Nay 14, Absent 4 (Bill is killed)
• Apr 10, 2026 · House
  Died on Calendar