SB 485

Kansas Senate bill in Session 2025-2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: April 10, 2026.

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.

Bill ID KS-2025-2026-SB-485
Session 2025-2026
Status failed
Committee Judiciary
Senate failed 2026-04-10
Housing Insurance / Consumer Protection
Summary

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.

Sponsor
Sen. Cindy Holscher
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-04 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-10 Status failed
2026-04-10 Latest Action Died in Committee
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