HB 2028 Kansas House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Reviving a law providing for discounted hunting and fishing licenses for persons who are 65 years of age or older; changing the amount charged for lifetime hunting and fishing licenses for children five and younger to $300 and for those children ages six to 15 to $400, prohibiting non-residents from hunting migratory waterfowl on public lands during the hunting season except on Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays; raising certain hunting fees; and requiring the department of wildlife and parks to report to the house and senate committees on agriculture and natural resources on the impact of limiting out of state waterfowl hunters.

HB 2028 modifies Kansas hunting and fishing license fees and restrictions. It requires discounted resident senior licenses (65+ years) at up to 1/8 the standard fee, revives lifetime licenses for children (ages 5 and under pay $300; ages 6-7 pay $500), and prohibits non-resident hunting of migratory waterfowl on public lands during most of the hunting season - except Sundays, Mondays, and Tuesdays. The bill also mandates annual reports from the Department of Wildlife and Parks to agriculture committees on the impact of restricting out-of-state waterfowl hunters and the issuance of children’s lifetime licenses. These provisions expire on July 1, 2032.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Vetoed
Apr 2025
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Vetoed Apr 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole} Enrolled · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was finalized by the Senate Committee of the Whole, removing previous amendment markers and clarifying the effective date for senior discounts to January 1, 2025. The text was cleaned up to fix formatting errors and ensure consistent language regarding license fees and expiration dates.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on wildlife licensing and hunting regulations, but the final text removes the placeholder 'As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole' header and corrects the effective date for senior passes from a confusing range to a specific start date of January 1, 2025.
TIMELINE

The effective date for offering discounted senior combination hunting and fishing passes was clarified to begin on January 1, 2025, replacing a confusing text that listed multiple dates.

TECHNICAL

Removed the header '{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}' and other committee markup to finalize the bill text for enrollment.

Corrected formatting and spacing errors in the text, such as removing stray numbers and fixing line breaks that interrupted sentences.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified the age eligibility for the 'Kansas kids' lifetime license to include children aged six through 15 years, replacing ambiguous text that listed conflicting age ranges.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
16
Committee
10
Apr 11, 2025
Vetoed
No motion to reconsider vetoed bill; Veto sustained
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor; Returned to House on Wednesday, April 9, 2025
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 65, Nay 59, Absent 1
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea 40, Nay 0
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report now available
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Sen. Virgil Peck, Sen. Larry Alley and Sen. Mary Ware appointed as conferees
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed Rep. Tom Kessler, Rep. Rebecca Schmoe and Rep. Silas Miller
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea 37, Nay 3
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Stephen Owens was adopted
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Stephen Owens
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Sen. Virgil Peck was adopted
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Sen. Virgil Peck
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Committee Report be adopted
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Received and Introduced
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Final Action - Passed; Yea 111, Nay 11, Absent 3
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
lower
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