Kansas State Legislature

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125 Representatives
  • 87 Republicans
  • 37 Democrats
40 Senators
  • 31 Republicans
  • 9 Democrats

Bills

Recently Introduced

HB 2412

Increasing the criminal penalties for endangering a child if the child is less than six years of age.

  • Introduced Jan 12 2026

HB 2411

Reducing the required waiting period for employment of KPERS retirants hired by a school district for a covered position that requires a teaching license or certificate.

  • Introduced Jan 12 2026

HB 2409

Prohibiting the commencement of each school term prior to Labor Day.

  • Introduced Jan 12 2026

HB 2413

Providing that theft of livestock or implements of husbandry is a severity level 5, nonperson felony.

  • Introduced Jan 12 2026
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Recently Passed

HB 2289

Limiting and discontinuing the Kansas affordable housing tax credit and expanding transferability of Kansas housing investor tax credits.

  • Introduced Feb 05 2025
  • Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025 Apr 11 2025

HB 2275

Providing countywide retailers' sales tax authority for Finney, Pawnee, Seward and Jackson counties, providing that countywide retailers' sales tax apportionment based on tangible property tax levies remain unchanged until December 31, 2026, and excluding exempt sales of certain custom meat processing services from sales tax exemption certificate requirements.

  • Introduced Feb 05 2025
  • Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025 Apr 11 2025

HB 2045

Reducing certain license fees and training requirements for child care staff, creating a process for day care facility licensees to apply for temporary waiver of certain statutory requirements, authorizing the secretary of health and environment to develop and operate pilot programs to increase child care availability or capacity, transferring certain child care programs to the Kansas office of early childhood and creating day care licensing duties of the director of early childhood.

  • Introduced Jan 21 2025
  • Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025 Apr 11 2025

HB 2335

Providing for the hunter nation distinctive license plate.

  • Introduced Feb 07 2025
  • Approved by Governor on Thursday, April 24, 2025 Apr 11 2025
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Available Sessions

Session Bill Count
2025-2026 Regular Session 784
2023-2024 Regular Session 1559
2021 Special Session 7
2021-2022 Regular Session 1457
2020 Special Session 37
2019-2020 Regular Session 1398
2017-2018 Regular Session 1464

Sources

Data on Open States is updated periodically throughout the day from the official website of the Kansas State Legislature.

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