Kansas bills

Kansas legislators · Data: Open States

State bill data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

1,483 bills

• HR 6025 Introduced
  Recognizing February 5, 2026, as Wear Red Day in the Kansas legislature.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• SB 480 Became law
  Reviving repealed statutes related to estates of absentees and requiring nonresident fiduciaries to appoint an agent residing in this state.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2685 In committee
  Enacting the public official accountability act to provide personal liability for actions by public officials that violate constitutional rights or exceed such official's lawful duties.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2707 In committee
  Modifying the definition of abuse in the protection from abuse act to include certain acts or threats related to pets and specifying that courts may include orders relating to pets in protection from abuse act orders.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HCR 5028 In committee
  Proposing to amend the bill of rights of the constitution of the state of Kansas by adding a new section relating to the right for adults to possess and use cannabis.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• SB 473 Became law
  Authorizing Audubon of Kansas to convey certain property in Wabaunsee county and requiring any deeds or conveyances related to such property be reviewed and approved by the state historical society.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2696 In committee
  Providing for the modernization of notarization and the notary public process with respect to real estate documents for the purpose of mitigation of real estate document-related fraud, requiring the development, implementation and administration of a two-tiered authentication system for notarization of real estate documents and requiring use of a 3D biometric antifraud system by all notaries public by December 31, 2027.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• SB 479 In committee
  Authorizing comprehensive wellness programs for the Kansas highway patrol and Kansas bureau of investigation, permitting law enforcement personnel of other state agencies to participate in such programs and making annual transfers from the state highway fund and the state general fund for the purpose of financing the implementation of such programs.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2705 In committee
  Providing that courts are not required to appoint counsel for an indigent inmate in certain habeas corpus actions.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HR 6028 In committee
  A RESOLUTION condemning the violent, aggressive, and hostile presence of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• SB 482 In committee
  Requiring landlords to return the security deposit and certain portions of rent payments that would be due when a dwelling unit is condemned due to action or inaction of the landlord.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HR 6027 Introduced
  Honoring Kansas District Optimist for its commitment to hope, positive thinking and action.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2686 In committee
  Prohibiting certain agents of the United States immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) from being employed as a law enforcement officer in Kansas.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2698 In committee
  Providing for permanent seizures of animals in instances when the owner violates county resolutions and authorizing judges of competent jurisdiction to order such seizures.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2693 In committee
  Prohibiting certain applications of swine waste, establishing setback rules and requiring applicators to prevent nuisance conditions.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2678 In committee
  Enacting the Kansas medical cannabis act to authorize the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and use of medical cannabis and medical cannabis products.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2694 In committee
  Enacting the opioid patients right to know act to require the disclosure of the risks associated with prescribed opioid use.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2683 In committee
  Allowing healthcare providers to charge fees to furnish a patient's healthcare records and providing for the disclosure of a deceased patient's healthcare records to certain individuals.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2697 In committee
  Modifying the crime of unlawful acts involving theft detection shielding devices to include possessing, with the intent to commit theft, a computer program, application, software or other device adapted, designed or commonly used to operate a lock or locks on or start a motor vehicle without an ignition key or key fob, or to copy, store information relating to, or interfere with those functions and providing for exceptions.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2692 In committee
  Establishing standards of conduct for agents of the United States immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) prohibiting facial covering of agents, requiring vehicles be clearly marked, requiring judicial search warrants, prohibiting raids in places of worships, schools, daycare centers, hospitals and courts, requiring minimum training.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• SB 484 In committee
  Moving marijuana from schedule I to schedule III of the uniform controlled substances act.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• SB 477 In committee
  Establishing the Kansas first responder scholarship program to provide postsecondary tuition assistance to certain first responders and dependents of such first responders.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2690 In committee
  Authorizing interior inspections of residential property without the consent of the occupant pursuant to an administrative warrant or when there is probable cause of imminent danger related to health and safety and allowing the city to abate certain interior code violations or delegate such authority to the county.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• SB 475 In committee
  Requiring hospitals use a surgical smoke plume evacuation system and adopt policies for the evacuation of surgical smoke during certain surgical procedures.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• SB 472 In committee
  Authorizing the administrator to set and the commissioner of insurance to cause to be published in the Kansas register certain fees and eliminating the 10% credit to the state general fund required of fee funded agencies as reimbursement for certain services provided by the state.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2706 In committee
  Prohibiting certain federal law enforcement officers from entering hospitals, schools and places of worship under certain circumstances and prohibiting law enforcement officers from wearing a facial covering that conceals or obscures their facial identity in the performance of their duties with certain exceptions.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2704 In committee
  Providing that amendments related to credit for time spent incarcerated are applicable to any sentence computed on or after October 20, 2023.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2691 In committee
  Requiring cause for evictions from residential property, modifying the petition and notice requirements for eviction cases and removing the requirement to post bond before the court may grant a continuance.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• SB 481 Passed Senate
  Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence and setting forth relevant procedures.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2709 In committee
  Requiring examination and licensure of home inspectors in the same manner as general contractors and providing that home inspectors obtain liability insurance coverage as required for general contractors.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• SB 487 Became law
  Requiring the Kansas bureau of investigation to implement a statewide offender registration system for agencies who register offenders under the offender registration act, providing for a petition to determine that an offender is indigent and authorizing a notice to appear to be issued for a violation of the act involving nonpayment of a fee.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• SB 483 In committee
  Requiring all legislators and the spouses of legislators who are in leadership positions to disclose the amount of any salary they receive paid by public funds, providing that such information be published on the legislative website and requiring such information be provided in statements of substantial interest.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HR 6026 Introduced
  Commemorating Kansas Young Professionals Day.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2689 In committee
  Enacting the Kansas tri-share child care act for the sharing of child care costs among employers, employees and the state, establishing the Kansas tri-share child care matching program to be administered by the director of the Kansas office of early childhood and creating the Kansas tri-share child care matching program fund.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• SB 478 In committee
  Creating a maximum length of time for an agreement between a utility and law enforcement to install law enforcement equipment on a utility pole or structure and increasing the criminal penalties for assault or battery of a utility or communications employee.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2684 In committee
  Providing price limits and other requirements for health benefits covering prescription insulin drugs and establishing the insulin affordability program for the uninsured.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2702 Became law
  Providing that applicants for a physician assistant license submit to a criminal record check, providing for the collaboration between physicians and physician assistants and requiring the revocation of a physician assistant license under certain circumstances.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2700 Became law
  Establishing the Kansas digital right-to-repair act to provide the right for persons who purchase digital electronic equipment to obtain the legal authorization and necessary documentation and parts from original equipment manufacturers to diagnose, maintain and repair such equipment.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2687 In committee
  Prohibiting any governmental agency from regulating landings, takeoffs or the operation of aquatic aircraft on waters of the state.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2681 In committee
  Establishing the department of corrections peer support fund and transferring moneys from the state general fund to the department of corrections peer support fund.
  Feb 4, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2670 In committee
  Prohibiting video streaming services from transmitting commercial advertisements with the audio louder than that of the main video streaming content in which such advertisement is placed.
  Feb 3, 2026: Introduced
• SB 471 In committee
  Increasing the Kansas minimum wage to $16 an hour and making such minimum wage applicable to employers and employees covered under the provisions of the federal fair labor standards act.
  Feb 3, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2658 In committee
  Enacting the safe and transparent arrest act to require all law enforcement agencies operating in Kansas to adopt a written policy regarding the use of facial coverings and prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing a facial covering that conceals or obscures their facial identity in the performance of their duties except as expressly authorized by law.
  Feb 3, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2676 Passed House
  Permitting a pharmacist to initiate therapy for certain conditions consistent with the pharmacist's education, training and experience, adding pharmacists who initiate such therapy to the healthcare stabilization fund and allowing a pharmacist to dispense a one-time emergency refill of a noncontrolled prescription drug for up to a 90-day supply when no refills remain.
  Feb 3, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2644 Became law
  Requiring a county appraiser to adjust the value of personal property mobile homes, residential and commercial property upon final determination or obtain a fee simple appraisal if the appraised value exceeds 5% increase over five years.
  Feb 3, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2672 In committee
  Removing certain terms relating to individuals with intellectual disabilities.
  Feb 3, 2026: Introduced
• SB 469 In committee
  Enacting the safe and transparent arrest act to require all law enforcement agencies operating in Kansas to adopt a written policy regarding the use of facial coverings and prohibit law enforcement officers from wearing a facial covering that conceals or obscures their facial identity in the performance of their duties except as expressly authorized by law.
  Feb 3, 2026: Introduced
• SB 463 Passed Senate
  Prohibiting certain persons from recovering damages in certain civil actions and creating requirements for actions involving negligent security.
  Feb 3, 2026: Introduced
• SB 461 In committee
  Requiring offenders convicted of distribution of a controlled substance causing great bodily harm or death to register under the Kansas offender registration act.
  Feb 3, 2026: Introduced
• HB 2656 In committee
  Establishing the no kid hungry in schools program to reimburse school districts for the cost of providing certain meals to students attending public school.
  Feb 3, 2026: Introduced