Kansas

Bills

Every bill and resolution in the 2025-2026 Regular Sessions, from filing to law.

194 bills on courts and civil law Sort: Latest action Newest filed Number Title Furthest along
BillTitleWhere it standsLast action
SB 430 Adding mitragynine to schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act and reconciling multiple amendments to certain statutes in the Kansas criminal code. Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare Became law Apr 27, 2026Approved by Governor on Monday, April 27, 2026
SB 82 Providing tax credits for expenditures for lockable gun and ammunition storage and the retail sale of higher ethanol blends of fuel, discontinuing the tax credit for qualified alternative-fueled motor vehicle property o… Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare Became law Apr 27, 2026Approved by Governor on Monday, April 27, 2026
HCR 5016 Urging the attorney general to join efforts to hold Elon Musk accountable for unlawful executive action. House Committee on Federal and State Affairs In committee Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HCR 5012 Urging Attorney General Kobach to protect Kansas federal employees by ensuring the legal integrity of governmental operations. House Committee on Federal and State Affairs In committee Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2786 Approving an election held by Ellsworth county to impose countywide retailers' sales tax for the purpose of financing the costs of construction, equipping and furnishing of a law enforcement center and courthouse improv… House Committee on Taxation Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2772 Enacting the Kansas age-appropriate design code act to require businesses to assess and mitigate risks of compulsive use in minors; enacting the Kansas stopping likeness abuse by nonconsensual digital replicas act to cr… House Committee on Federal and State Affairs Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2771 Establishing requirements for the county sheriff operating a jail for the enforcement of United States immigration and customs enforcement detainers, requiring municipal insurance pools to provide coverage for law enfor… House Committee on Federal and State Affairs Died Apr 10, 2026Died on Calendar
HB 2757 Repealing or discontinuing certain income tax credit incentives, extending the income tax credit for angel investors and aviation-related employment and providing expanded options in the high performance tax credit prog… House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Died Apr 10, 2026Died on Calendar
HB 2748 Increasing the time of initial orders and possible extensions under the protection from abuse act and the protection from stalking, sexual assault or human trafficking act. House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2741 Establishing the Kansas medical rights of conscience act to permit a healthcare provider to refuse to provide transgender healthcare services if such services violate the provider's conscience and creating a civil cause… House Committee on Health and Human Services Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2731 Substitute for HB 2731 by Committee on Welfare Reform -Requiring the department of health and environment in coordination with the Kansas department for aging and disability services to seek federal approval to establis… House Committee on Welfare Reform Became law Apr 10, 2026Motion to override veto prevailed; Yea 29, Nay 10, Absent 1
HB 2726 Decreasing the number of votes required to not retain a judge of the district court in office from a majority to 40% in judicial districts that have nonpartisan selection of judges and retention elections. House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2725 Requiring the director of the division of personnel services of the department of administration to add judges of the district court to the state drug screening program. House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2724 Authorizing judges to waive the docket fee in expungement cases by reviewing and granting a poverty affidavit. House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2723 Requiring the supreme court to develop or procure a court date reminder program for the purpose of sending advance notifications to individuals with scheduled court dates for a criminal case or an infraction and requiri… House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2710 Enacting the affirming parental rights act to require school districts to provide parents with an affirming parental rights document, requiring the investigation of parental rights violations and establishing certain re… House Committee on Education Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2709 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. Shawn Chauncey Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2707 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. Melissa Oropeza Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2705 Providing that courts are not required to appoint counsel for an indigent inmate in certain habeas corpus actions. House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2692 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… Alexis Simmons Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2691 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. Rui Xu Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2688 Providing that a nondisclosure agreement shall not be judicially enforceable in a dispute involving childhood sexual abuse or human trafficking allegations or claims. Lauren Bohi Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Senate Committee
HB 2685 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. Bill Rhiley Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2671 Establishing the Kansas community harmed by AI technology act, mandating user accounts and age verification for AI chatbot access, classifying users by age, requiring parental consent for minors, blocking explicit conte… House Committee on K-12 Education Budget Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2655 Authorizing the chief judge of each municipal court to establish a specialty court program, providing for expungement when a person has completed the requirements of such program, authorizing judges to waive the fee in … House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Senate Committee
HB 2654 Prohibiting past sanctions for failure to comply with a traffic citation that are more than five years old from being considered by courts or the division of vehicles in determining suspended or restricted driving privi… House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2639 Changing the name of juvenile crisis intervention centers to juvenile stabilization centers, modifying the intake criteria and treatment provided at such centers and transferring moneys from the evidence-based programs … House Committee on Child Welfare and Foster Care Died Apr 10, 2026Died on Calendar
HB 2614 Allowing certain exceptions to the confidentiality of records and information given to the crime victims compensation board. House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Senate Committee
HB 2612 Modifying criminal sentencing rules applicable in multiple conviction cases where consecutive sentences may be imposed by the sentencing judge and the sentence for the primary crime is a nonprison sentence. House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2609 Enacting the supported decision-making agreements act to provide a statutory framework for allowing an adult to receive decision-making assistance from one or more other adults, requirements for decision-making agreemen… House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Senate Committee
HB 2569 Requiring actions challenging the constitutionality of an election statute to be brought in the district court of Shawnee county and providing a conditional amendment to limit advance voting if a court order invalidates… House Committee on Elections Vetoed Apr 10, 2026No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
HB 2545 Increasing certain municipal court fee assessments and crediting such increase to the Kansas commission on peace officers' standards and training fund and the crime victims assistance fund. House Committee on Transportation and Public Safety Budget Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2538 Providing an exception to criminal liability when a defendant has a mental disease or defect so as not to know the nature of the act or that such act was wrong. House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2529 Modifying procedures for the citizen petition process to impanel a citizen grand jury under the Kansas code of criminal procedure, limiting criminal liability for good faith conduct by the person who initiates such peti… House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2490 Clarifying the signature verification requirements for advance voting ballot envelopes and providing for the repeal of advance voting statutes, except where advance voting is required by federal law, if a state or feder… House Committee on Elections Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2489 Requiring school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs and maintain supplies of naloxone in each school. Pat Proctor Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Senate Committee
HB 2480 Creating an exception to certain mandatory reporting obligations for licensed social workers when working under the supervision of an attorney and permitting an attorney to require a licensed social worker to keep ethic… House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2401 Providing that prior convictions of a crime that is determined unconstitutional by an appellate court shall not be used for criminal history scoring purposes unless the basis of the determination of unconstitutionality … House Committee on Federal and State Affairs Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2381 Establishing the safe and secure firearm detection program in the office of the attorney general, providing for certain entities to use firearm detection software, establishing the safe and secure firearm detection fund… House Committee on Appropriations Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2355 Modifying provisions related to series limited liability companies. House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2351 Amending the uniform arbitration act of 2000 to make certain agreements to appraise or arbitrate in contracts of insurance invalid and creating exceptions therefor. House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2341 Requiring that sureties for bonds secured for the purpose of clearing contractors liens against property be licensed to do business in Kansas, providing that district courts award attorney fees and costs to successful c… House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2340 Providing for an exemption from remediation costs or other liability from prior commercial pesticide application by the United States army for owners of certain property located in Johnson county. House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Senate Committee
HB 2325 Authorizing judges to commit juvenile offenders to detention for technical violations of probation, increasing the cumulative detention limit for juvenile offenders and increasing criminal penalties for juvenile offende… House Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2321 Providing that certain legal violations relating to victims of crime are not grounds for appeal in a criminal case. House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2298 Transferring $1,000,000,000 from the budget stabilization fund to the liability reduction fund of KPERS, using a portion of the interest earnings of the liability reduction fund to provide a 2% COLA for retirants who ha… Virgil Weigel Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2290 Enacting the Kansas land and military installation protection act to prohibit foreign principals from countries of concern from acquiring any interest in certain real property in this state. House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2288 Creating the motor vehicle right to repair act. House Committee on Transportation Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2241 Prohibiting second and successive motions and ineffective counsel claims in habeas corpus actions and providing for direct appeal to the supreme court in habeas corpus appeals filed by inmates sentenced to death. House Committee on Judiciary Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee
HB 2205 Prohibiting lobbying for or by foreign adversaries; authorizing the attorney general to file civil lawsuits; providing for civil penalties for violations thereof. House Committee on Elections Died Apr 10, 2026Died in Committee

From Kansas's official records. "Where it stands" is the furthest step a bill has reached; a bill still short of law when its session ended is shown as died.