Kansas bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Kansas SB 480

Reviving repealed statutes related to estates of absentees and requiring nonresident fiduciaries to appoint an agent residing in this state.

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

Sponsors

• Committee on Judiciary

Summary

Text versions

• As Introduced
• {As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}
• As Amended by House Committee
• Enrolled

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced
• Feb 5, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary
• Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
  Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Senate Committee on Judiciary
• Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Kellie Warren
• Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Kellie Warren was adopted
• Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
  Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
• Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
  Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 40, Nay 0
• Feb 25, 2026 · House
  Received and Introduced
• Feb 25, 2026 · House
  Referred to House Committee on Judiciary
• Mar 12, 2026 · House
  Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by House Committee on Judiciary
• Mar 18, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
• Mar 18, 2026 · House
  Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
• Mar 18, 2026 · House
  Motion to advance to Emergency Final Action adopted
• Mar 18, 2026 · House
  Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 124, Nay 0, Absent 1
• Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
  Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Sen. Kellie Warren, Sen. Kenny Titus and Sen. Ethan Corson
• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Motion to accede adopted; Rep. Susan Humphries, Rep. Laura Williams and Rep. Dan Osman appointed as conferees
• Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
  Concurred with amendments in conference; Yea 39, Nay 0, Absent 1
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Enrolled and presented to Governor on Friday, April 3, 2026
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 9, 2026