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| Bill | Title | Status | Momentum | Last action | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 382 | Providing for the administration of statewide assessments to virtual school students by such students' virtual schools, adding third parties who contract with school districts to the definition of special teacher, providing for special education state aid reimbursement for certain qualified teachers, authorizing nonpublic schools to permit nonaccredited private elementary or secondary school students to participate in certain activities and authorizing foreign exchange students who reside with a host family to enroll in and attend the resident school district of the host family. | Enacted | 84 | Jan 26, 2026 | 5 |
| SB 380 | Requiring retail electric suppliers to provide fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates and services to entities that provide electric vehicle charging services. | Enacted | 84 | Jan 26, 2026 | 4 |
| HB 2540 | Exempting contingent deferred annuities from certain requirements of the standard nonforfeiture law for individual deferred annuities act and authorizing the commissioner of insurance to establish nonforfeiture benefits for such contingent deferred annuities through rules and regulations. | Enacted | 79 | Jan 26, 2026 | 2 |
| SB 387 | Requiring school districts to verify the household gross earned income of each student who qualifies for free meals under the national school lunch program and requiring legislative authorization to receive special assistance payments under federal law. | Passed First Chamber | 60 | Jan 26, 2026 | 4 |
| HB 2544 | Establishing the relocation reimbursement assistance fund to provide reimbursement assistance to communications service providers that are required to relocate facilities located in the public right-of-way pursuant to an order or directive of a municipality. | Reported from Committee | 40 | Jan 26, 2026 | 1 |
| HB 2534 | Requiring school districts to provide fentanyl abuse education programs and maintain a supply of naloxone in all schools, requiring the department of education to establish guidelines for active shooter drills conducted by public and accredited nonpublic elementary and secondary schools, regulating active shooter simulations in such schools and modifying the requirements for student cohorts and achievement goals in school district at-risk student accountability plans. | Enacted | 84 | Jan 23, 2026 | 4 |
| HB 2533 | Enacting the occupational therapy licensure compact, respiratory care interstate compact, esthetics licensure compact and athletic trainer licensure compact to provide interstate practice privileges. | Enacted | 84 | Jan 23, 2026 | 4 |
| HB 2528 | Requiring all state board of nursing actions related to certain nonpractice violations be void, allowing for late license renewal for professional, practical and advanced practice registered nurses, setting fees for late license renewal, limiting unprofessional conduct to acts related to the practice of nursing, prohibiting the board from taking retaliatory action against a licensee based on certain lawful actions and creating a civil cause of action for violation thereof, requiring termination of current board members on January 1, 2027 and requiring the governor to appoint interim board members subject to senate confirmation and requiring the board to issue refunds for overpayment or duplicate payment. | Enacted | 84 | Jan 23, 2026 | 6 |
| HB 2537 | Increasing the penalties for the crime of sexual extortion when an offender is 18 years of age or older and the victim is less than 18 years of age or a dependent adult, creating the crimes of aggravated sexual extortion causing great bodily harm and aggravated sexual extortion causing death and requiring the attorney general to prepare and provide educational materials and information concerning such crimes. | Enacted | 82 | Jan 23, 2026 | 4 |
| HB 2536 | Requiring proposed guardians for certain adults who have a cognitive impairment or are diagnosed with a neurological condition to complete training approved by the secretary for aging and disability services prior to appointment as a guardian. | Enacted | 80 | Jan 23, 2026 | 2 |
| HB 2527 | Prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering onto school property or attending school activities, prohibiting courts from assigning a defendant to work release if the defendant is required to register as a sex offender for certain crimes and prohibiting the secretary of corrections from granting an inmate leave from confinement except for specified purposes if theinmate is required to register as a sex offender for certain crimes or is serving a sentence for certain crimes that require registration as a sex offender. | Passed First Chamber | 59 | Jan 23, 2026 | 3 |
| HR 6022 | Congratulating and commending the members of the 2026 Kansas Teacher of the Year team. | Introduced | 15 | Jan 23, 2026 | 1 |
| HB 2518 | Enacting the Kansas transparency in consumer legal funding act. | Enacted | 84 | Jan 22, 2026 | 5 |
| HB 2513 | Making and concerning supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2026 and appropriations for fiscal years 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 for various state agencies, authorizing certain capital improvement projects and fees, authorizing certain transfers. | Enacted | 84 | Jan 22, 2026 | 3 |
| SB 374 | Permitting a municipal judge to initiate a psychiatric or psychological examination to determine competence, setting forth relevant procedures and requiring further consideration of evaluation and treatment during the course of competency proceedings for defendants charged with the most serious offenses. | Enacted | 84 | Jan 22, 2026 | 4 |
| SB 364 | Requiring the department of wildlife and parks to offer a discounted resident senior combination hunting and fishing license to residents of Kansas who are 65 years of age or older and increasing the maximum age to qualify for the Kansas kids lifetime combination hunting and fishing license and decreasing the maximum fee and removing the expiration of such license. | Enacted | 83 | Jan 22, 2026 | 4 |
| HB 2520 | Increasing the number of allowed residents in a home plus facility from 12 to 16. | Enacted | 82 | Jan 22, 2026 | 3 |
| HB 2524 | Permitting the secretary for children and families to license family foster homes when certain persons reside in such home and creating an appeal process for family foster homes when licenses are not granted. | Enacted | 81 | Jan 22, 2026 | 3 |
| SB 366 | House Substitute for Senate Bill 366 by Committee on Transportation - Prohibiting the use of a mobile telephone while operating a motor vehicle in school or construction zones and providing penalties thereof and permitting the display of certain lighting in road construction zones by vehicles and trailers engaged in highway construction and maintenance operations. | Enacted | 80 | Jan 22, 2026 | 3 |
| HB 2519 | Continuing in existence certain exceptions to the disclosure of public records under the Kansas open records act. | Enacted | 79 | Jan 22, 2026 | 2 |