Kansas - Session 2025-2026
Title: SB485 - Providing that under rental agreements governed by the residential landlord tenant act, a landlord is required to count certain income when considering a tenant or prospective tenant's qualifications for housing, providing for the sealing and expungement of court records in eviction actions related to such rental agreements and requiring mediation in such eviction cases unless the court finds that mediation would not aid the parties materially.
AN ACT concerning housing; relating to the residential landlord and tenant act; requiring landlords to consider certain income of a tenant or prospective tenant when demonstrating income as a condition for qualifying for housing; providing that court records in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by such act shall be sealed for certain periods; requiring expungement of certain court records of such eviction actions; requiring mediation in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by such act unless the court finds that mediation would not aid the parties materially; providing that certain violations of this act constitute deceptive or unconscionable acts or practices under the provisions of the Kansas consumer protection act; amending K.S.A. 60-2617, 61-3804, 61-3806 and 61-3807 and repealing the existing sections.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-05 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-02-05 | Latest Action | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 2099 | HB2099 - Senate Substitute for HB 2099 by Committee on Local Government, Transparency and Ethics - Authorizing the secretary of corrections on behalf of the state of Kansas to convey certain real property located in Leavenworth county, Kansas, to Leavenworth county. | enrolled |
| HB 2357 | HB2357 - Substitute for HB 2357 by Committee on Judiciary - Providing for expungement of certain court records and consideration of mediation in eviction actions in which the underlying rental agreement is governed by the residential landlord and tenant act. | enrolled |
| HB 2481 | HB2481 - Replacing the two-bedroom requirement with a one-bedroom requirement to qualify as hotel, motel or tourist court requiring collection of tax from all such qualifying rentals, prohibiting certain limitations by municipalities on short-term rental or vacation properties during the period of May 15, 2026, through July 25, 2026, and modifying the definition of transient guest for such period. | enrolled |
| HB 2596 | HB2596 - Permitting the secretary of corrections to enter into certain contracts for the production of manufactured or modular homes for a pilot program at the Hutchinson correctional facility under the prison-made goods act. | enrolled |
| HB 2042 | HB2042 - Requiring title agents to make their audit reports available for inspection instead of submitting such reports annually, requiring the amount of surety bonds filed with the commissioner of insurance to be $100,000, eliminating the controlled business exemption in certain counties. | enrolled |
| HB 2509 | HB2509 - Adding advanced practice registered nurse to the definition of healthcare provider for purposes of the healthcare provider insurance availability act and adding an advanced practice registered nurse position to the board of governors of the healthcare stabilization fund. | enrolled |
| HB 2591 | HB2591 - Authorizing financial institutions to report suspected financial exploitation of an adult account holder to a designated agency, notify any adult designated as a trusted contact by such account holder of suspected financial exploitation and place a temporary hold on certain transactions or disbursements. | enrolled |
| HB 2700 | HB2700 - 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. | enrolled |